Whitest Season: Privilege Comes First in ‘Happiest Season’
A Christmas movie that is not about a middle-class, straight relationship but centers on a lesbian couple.

Respire is set in a fictional world transformed by a deadly, airborne virus in which people are required to wear masks at all times. A young girl who knows her time is short decides to enjoy one last day with the boy she likes.
A Christmas movie that is not about a middle-class, straight relationship but centers on a lesbian couple.
This is not a film, it’s a drop tower. A drop tower that you don’t get off of for the vast majority of its 106-minute runtime.
Disclosure Day asks us to question humanity's role in the universe but falls victim to the same assumptions of centrality.
Juno is extremely funny, very well-written, and contains great performances. The film is also about a very important topic, one that is extremely relevant now: women’s reproductive rights. Is this Oscar-winning film spreading a pro-life or pro-choice message to its audience?
Gretel & Hansel falters due to its razor thin story and lack of characterization. It loses sight of horror’s key rule: In order to create an effective tale, characters and emotions must be emphasized.
“Reboot” can be crass and has much room to improve, but with investments of time and care, could flower out of the seed of a vision.