What’s Missing in the Lilo & Stitch Posters? A Face and a Deeper Concern
Where is Lilo's face? Disney marketing sends a chilling signal: that even in 2025, an alien is more palatable and marketable than a brown girl.

A few years have passed, and after a painful breakup, Iris's life is finally back to normal! She's pregnant by her true love, Reza, and her son adores him. When he even gets down on one knee after the birth, everything is one big, sugary-sweet pink cloud. Or... is it? A blended family, your ex's girlfriend interfering in everything, a strained relationship with your mother: in reality, it all brings a lot of hassle and a lot of irritation. If Iris goes completely off the rails, she unintentionally jeopardizes her dream wedding, but luckily, there are always her friends.
Where is Lilo's face? Disney marketing sends a chilling signal: that even in 2025, an alien is more palatable and marketable than a brown girl.
Asha, the main character, is a biracial woman who discovers the power of magic wishing dust.
Animation as a medium of storytelling can be thought to be open to all ages and as I hope my readings will reveal, they could be interpreted as transgender stories.
I write for a diversity-focused film review blog, so I’ll be honest: I really wanted to like Pretty Lethal. Starring Maddie Ziegler, Lana Condor, Iris Apatow, Avantika, and Millicent Simmonds, Amazon Prime’s new thriller seemed like it would be a girl power movie about dancers with a horror action twist. Sort of a Suspiria for teens. But with shallow and unlikeable characters, a confusing plot, an overreliance on violence, and cringey dialogue, any fun the movie started out with was quickly lost. What was left was a faint echo of greater horror movies about dancers made before.
Though 'Bound' technically falls under the genres of crime and thriller, the film's heart is a romance between two women.
A high-octane spy thriller where Hrithik Roshan and Jr NTR’s clash brings explosive action, stylish direction, and emotional depth. Here’s my take on what makes it a must-watch in the YRF Spy Universe.