A self affirming black actress must face the challenge of auditioning for a breakout role that she is considered too dark for. With her agency on her back and feeling like she isn’t good enough, she must decide whether to challenge the biases of the industry, or lose the spot she has rightfully earned.
As a huge fan of Sean Baker’s Tangerine, The Florida Project, and Red Rocket, I’ve wanted to watch Anora since before it even was released. But life got in the way, my watchlist grew, and honestly, the fact that it was marketed as a romantic comedy put me off. Even with all the critical praise and the five Academy Awards it won last year, I just kept postponing it indefinitely.
Life may find a way, but is it worth testing its fierceness and how far it will go?
The cancelling of these series is being blamed on the writers' strike and low viewership, but it's just the latest example of the industry's lack of appreciation for stories about queer women.
A decade since it aired, Shameless (U.S.) has always stuck to its guns (and baseball bats) about character diversity.
The most impressive aspect of this film is the honest and natural performances given by the on-screen duo.
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.
