“Madeline’s Madeline” and the Exploitation of Actresses
This emotional, frightening, and dreamlike story examines the ways actresses are exploited in the name of art.

Juli (26), an anxious and introverted woman, falls in love with the free-spirited Noá (32), and finds herself in a lesbian relationship for the first time. Although both are part of Budapest's progressive artistic community, Juli's family disapproves, shattering her belief in their progressive values. Torn between loyalty to her family and her love for Noá, Juli begins leading a double life, navigating a complex web of lies that erodes her sense of self.
This emotional, frightening, and dreamlike story examines the ways actresses are exploited in the name of art.
Mirrorball is full of passion and love for the medium of cinema and is indeed a fitting love letter to La La Land.
Netflix’s Shadow and Bone has a complicated relationship with race. It has a diverse cast, but not without its problems. Based on Leigh Bardugo’s two book series, the show features characters from the Shadow and Bone trilogy, which is very straight and white, and the Six of Crows duology, which is much more diverse. When bringing together a cast and writing about these characters, the team behind the show expanded upon some of the representation missing from the first trilogy, then seemed to take away representation from the duology. Shadow and Bone seems to play a bit of a push and pull game when it comes to portraying diversity onscreen.
Severance is about breaking down facades and confronting old models that were once frameworks of our lives. The somewhat subtle message to me is it’s never too late to fall in love, no matter your insecurities.
Coolie promised style, action, and Rajinikanth’s mass presence, but did it deliver on substance? Here’s my full review on whether Lokesh Kanagaraj’s film lives up to the hype.
This remake of the Disney Channel Original Movie of the same name brings a strong representative cast.