Oblivio (2020)

Hanna Bergholm's 'Hatching' shows us that the modern version of the cardboard world trope is social media.

When the world lost Chadwick Boseman on August 28, 2020, we all saw the impact of representation in film. Boseman was not only a Black superhero leading a Black cast in one of the most successful films in history; but his successes paved the way for more, long-overdue diversity in Hollywood.

A bond between a girl and her dog takes an unexpected twist as the dog is not what it seems.

A reboot series based on the popular original Nick teen sitcom of the same name.

Netflix's new thriller Apex, starring Charlize Theron, puts a twist on survival horror. Despite its setting in the beautiful- yet-dangerous Australian wilderness, Apex is not a movie about man vs. nature. Instead, it’s woman vs. man. While checking out the title card and its unpretentious Netflix release might lead viewers to believe Apex is just another celebrity project churned out of the streaming machine, Apex - whether by luck or by intention - is a consistently harrowing film about the reality of being a woman in a public space. 

Neo Sora left a realistic and yet hopeful notion for the near future and the now.