It's Halloween and the girls are dressed in some pretty sexy outfits. Avi has a history of messing around with her stepdad, so she and Emily start fooling around with the masked man in the room. In all their horny excitement they never thought that man was actually Avi's stepbrother! This is one wild holiday!
"King Richard" paints a nuanced portrait of a Black father trying to ensure his daughters’ success in a racist, misogynistic world. Yet, Richard and his kids overcome that fear and adversity to succeed.
Intergenerational friendships and community can be so powerful, and this was a great example.
Many have interpreted Maya Deren’s Meshes of the Afternoon as a dream sequence, but what if the repetitive scenes we are given are not dreams but, a time loop.
Magnolia focuses on how one’s childhood and trauma relate to their confidence and self.
The gentle, emotional nuances of Evan’s coming-of-age story would have been so beneficial to have incorporated into the life of a POC character. Showing a Black, Asian or Latino young man that is afforded the space to be vulnerable, flawed and sensitive while driving a compelling and widely-loved narrative would have been a game changer.
These openly gay Hollywood figures risked so much by being honest about their sexuality: judgment, loss of employment, hate – even violence and death.
