Trauma Personified: 2018's "Citizen Rose"
After years of silence, trauma, and backlash, Rose McGowan tells her own story in this miniseries.

In the wake of a horrendous crime committed by his older brother, Makoto runs away from home and follows around a mysterious, silent vagrant who gets hired to beat up men. At the same time, radio announcer Hiromi tries to ward off the increasingly aggressive attention of her boss, with whom she starts a half-hearted affair, while struggling to find genuine love and compassion.
After years of silence, trauma, and backlash, Rose McGowan tells her own story in this miniseries.
It: Welcome to Derry proves you can have rich representation, real humanity, and still fully enjoy Pennywise terrifying kids in sewers.
The power of a talented female director like Patty Jenkins and an overall diverse cast is what makes this film worth watching for me.
A summary of the films featured in this annual event taking place in Westchester.
Netflix's Afterlife of the Party might fall into the rom-com genre, but it's much more about grief, strong female friendships, and platonic love than it is about romance.
The cultural insensitivity of 'Slumberland' is discreet, and can be easily overlooked in CGI extravaganza.