Why Angelina Jolie's "Hardbody" in 'Lara Croft: Tomb Raider' Appeals to the Woman Spectator
While the camera is objectifying her body to invoke a sexual response in male viewers, Lara Croft still defies the expectations of women in action films.

Fainter Echoes uses an array of 16mm and super-8 film fragments that I shot over several decades. It is built on a single outtake from a traditional documentary (of my grandfather) I made in the 1970s. His voice was recorded in 1976 and my own in 2024.
While the camera is objectifying her body to invoke a sexual response in male viewers, Lara Croft still defies the expectations of women in action films.
I have been a long-time fan of the Marvel Cinematic Universe ever since it made its official debut through 2008's absolutely excellent "Iron Man". The run continued, as did my associated fandom of the films, through the utterly EPIC 2019 finale "Avengers: Endgame".
When most of us think about diversity in film, we usually think about three things: race, gender, and disabilities. However, there is a forgotten topic... age. These are 12 of the best films about growing old.
I like discovering something new among the old and Tubi has an assortment of horror films from cinema's past for just such an occasion.
The human experience is described through the eyes of a marginalized outsider, neither judgmental nor invested, just an observant donkey.
A strong representation of African Americans in this film features evil spirits and horror-themed elements.