Escaping from the Town 

Highlighting the many ways in which AFF 2023 illustrated that the queer experience is not a monolithic one.

Not every film can make a shopping mall feel both magical and menacing, but Forbidden Fruits challenges that.

This groundbreaking summer blockbuster proves that diversity enhances the action genre.

Netflix’s recent Millie Bobby Brown vehicle, Enola Holmes 3, is a disappointing and confusing entry in the stellar Enola Holmes franchise. Directed by Philip Barantini, the film stars Brown as Enola Holmes, estranged sister of Sherlock Holmes, Henry Cavill as Sherlock Holmes, and Louis Partridge as her love interest, Viscount Tewkesbury. While it deserves credit for its exciting action scenes and attempts to expand the diversity of its Dickensian setting, the most recent entry in the series completely scuttles Enola’s underdog status from the first films that made her so charming and gave a touch of realism to the story of a young, unmarried woman living in London while self-employed as a detective.

If you’re also a major fan of the familiar strangers story between two people of different generations, here are 5 underrated films you probably haven’t heard of, but might thoroughly enjoy.

Lin-Manuel Miranda's Tony-winning musical translates beautifully to the screen.