"Waves" Goes the Wrong Direction in Racial Depiction, Despite Its Intent and Beauty
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In 1994, a closeted teen struggles to part ways with his four high school drama friends at their final murder mystery party before they leave for college.
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This Comedy-Drama set in Nazi Germany, shows a young boy, Jojo who wants to be Hitler's personal guard and even conjures up Hitler to be his imaginary friend. His nationalism and prejudices of Jews change when he discovers a Jewish girl hiding in his attic.
"Driveways" is a nuanced portrait of an Asian American family, touching on themes of loss, growth, and belonging.
A Black woman centered in a box office rom-com with a happy ending and no struggle love.
On the Road captures the bleak, hyper-masculine world of long-haul trucking in Northern Mexico, where anything can and will happen. A hard-boiled, neon-noir romantic thriller, it shows the gritty reality of roadside diners, truck stops, and truck cemeteries alongside the expansive, breathless beauty of the Mexican desert highways.
... La huesera haunts her daily life, leaving people to question her viability as a mother, and Valeria’s lack of satisfaction with her life leave her asking similar questions. These misgivings reach their peak after the baby is born, when Valeria, visibly in a state akin to possession, locks her in the fridge when she won’t stop crying through the night