Deliverance (2021)

With raw and unapologetic performances by Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman, stories about the hardships of Black musicians are weaved in with The Blues.

As legal dramas go, we rarely see an African-American actor in the lead role. "The Burial" has several.

This sports drama movie is centered around an Asian American boy named Chang.

This coming-of-age movie is about a group of girl trying to find their missing friend after a wild night none of them can remember.

Him is visually stunning—all concrete cathedrals and bone-rattling impact shots that look like a nightmare highlight reel. Marlon Wayans is magnetic as this legendary quarterback who's basically selling salvation with a smile that never quite reaches his eyes. But the story keeps running in circles: more tests, more cryptic pep talks, more ritualistic drills. The sports-as-religion metaphor beats you over the head when subtlety would've been more effective. The middle drags, and that finale chooses spectacle over substance. It's undeniably stylish, but left me cold. Also worth noting: despite the Monkeypaw connection, this isn't actually a Jordan Peele film—he didn't write or direct.

This live-action Barbie movie brings strong feminism and topics about blondes.