Home Town Down Time 

In Spike Lee’s She’s Gotta Have It (1986), we follow the love life of powerful female protagonist Nola Darling (Tracy Camilla Johns) and explore the relationship dynamics she has with her partners. She sees three men simultaneously: Greer Childs, (John Canada Terrell) Mars Blackmon (Spike Lee), and Jamie Overstreet (Tommy Redmond Hicks). Though an 80’s film, She’s Gotta Have It is surprisingly progressive with its themes of female sexuality, although at some points in the film it is handled clumsily. Overall Nola is an incredibly compelling character especially for modern women, as we as a society acknowledge female sensuality more and more without the negative stigma.

When Eddie Palmer is released from prison he returns home and he meets Sam, soon becoming his primary caregiver.

Poor Black characters are usually surrounded by crime and violence, while poor White characters are portrayed as noble and hard-working.

Emily Henry’s adaptation reaches romance movie standards, but not romance reader standards.

Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness explores true identity through exploration. 

Viewers get a glimpse of life of mediocrity in a world where humans and cartoon characters live together in this comeback.