Lakebed (2023)

'Airplane Mode' is a young adult movie that is about a woman who learns to step away from her smartphone, and from social media.

A short film that begins with the language of romance but slowly reveals something far more unsettling beneath the surface.

Netflix’s new comedy drama, Don’t Say Good Luck, is a heartwarming tearjerker as well as a love letter to the transformative power of being a theater kid. Directed by Julia Hart, Don’t Say Good Luck follows Sophie (Sunny Sandler), a theater kid who finally gets the lead role in her school’s production of Waitress - just as she finds out her mom Elizabeth (Melanie Lynskey) is dying of cancer. While the singing is by no means spectacular and Sandler’s acting is stiff, the film is grounded in the moving performance of Lynskey as a mother who wants nothing more than for her daughter to achieve her dreams, even if she can’t be there to see them.

This list was made with the intention of celebrating comedic craft and a love of seeing more women of colour and newcomers on the scene.

A Japanese anime movie that brings survival, adventure, and friendship to the big screen.

With This is Us now on its fifth season and A Million Little Things on its third, we have a lot of material to entertain the hypothetical: if these two shows got in the ring together, who would come out victorious? Despite the endless recognition for the former’s success, I dare say I’d put my money on A Million Little Things once all is said and done.