Nailed (2006)

Praising Black representation and condemning the power structures that suppress it, a mother delivers an impassioned speech to her distant son.

In Paul Feig’s newest comedy, Last Christmas, Katarina (Emilia Clarke) didn’t give a heart, she got a heart, you see.

A refreshing twist is that all the kids’ powers are…kind of useless. There’s a kid who can only move in slow motion, a kid who has every power in the world but can only use them randomly, and our main character Missy who has no powers at all. The thesis of the film seems to be that it doesn’t matter what kind of powers you have, its the way you use them, which is good for the warm and fuzzies.

'Playing with Fire' was clearly a film made for a kid or tween-ish audience. Keeping that in mind, I thought 'Playing with Fire' was alright, though it did portray some harmful stereotypes.

The film exhibits a respect for the craft and an empathy for human tribulations that have historically been ignored.

We are incredibly blessed that this movie is available for us to see, and we should take advantage of the opportunity we’ve been given.