'Slanted': If You Can't Beat Them, Be Them
A dynamic journey of self-acceptance and identity.

Flashbacks and flash-forwards illustrate the rise and fall of a love affair between two New Yorkers.
A dynamic journey of self-acceptance and identity.
Pose tells stories of queer joy and love in a time of intense hate and sadness.
Two movies that do a fantastic job in conveying the ongoing struggle for racial justice are Selma (2014) and Just Mercy (2019).
Steven Soderbergh’s Contagion is a fan-favorite, as are some of the more science fiction angled movies like 28 Days Later or World War Z. I recently watched the 1995 Wolfgang Peterson-directed movie, Outbreak for the first time, which is currently available on Netflix.
Overall, “Dark Fate” is a run-of-the-mill flick. Together, Reyes and Davis have excellent chemistry, but their characters’ story is nothing new, lacking surprise and deep emotion. During the middle points, the film drags considerably, and when the action hits, it feels consistently tight, eliminating the rhythm and fluidity of conflicts.
Based on the novel by Jennifer Mathieu and directed by Amy Poehler takes on intersectional feminism.