Life Is like a Somersault 

An incredible documentary showcasing the difficulties of living in a crumbling Rust Belt city.

The Weight is highly recommended, will transport you back to its Great Depression-era setting and will have you rooting for the protagonist harder than most films this year

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.

The original Mothra is a fun monster movie that has way stronger lore, music, and special effects than most of its contemporaries.

The 100 imagines a future where humanity's overcome some of its most pervasive forms of prejudice—only to create new ones.

The film is bogged down with one-off rain monster threats that always come to a quick and undramatic end