“His Girl Friday”: Howard Hawks Softened A Political Satire Into A Proto-Feminist Romcom
"His Girl Friday" set the bar for romcoms and gave us a feminist heroine before feminism was cool.

When an actress inherits a spooky old house and uses it for rehearsals with her theatre company, they are troubled with "ghosts."
"His Girl Friday" set the bar for romcoms and gave us a feminist heroine before feminism was cool.
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.
The latest installment in the beloved media franchise is a unique stylized mesh of humor and heart.
'Pariah' tells a powerful, mesmerizing, and unflinchingly honest story of identity.
Praising Black representation and condemning the power structures that suppress it, a mother delivers an impassioned speech to her distant son.
... La huesera haunts her daily life, leaving people to question her viability as a mother, and Valeria’s lack of satisfaction with her life leave her asking similar questions. These misgivings reach their peak after the baby is born, when Valeria, visibly in a state akin to possession, locks her in the fridge when she won’t stop crying through the night