Saraswathi Sabatham 

"Boston Strangler" pulls the curtain back on a well-documented historical moment involving significant contributions from women reporters. 

I write for a diversity-focused film review blog, so I’ll be honest: I really wanted to like Pretty Lethal. Starring Maddie Ziegler, Lana Condor, Iris Apatow, Avantika, and Millicent Simmonds, Amazon Prime’s new thriller seemed like it would be a girl power movie about dancers with a horror action twist. Sort of a Suspiria for teens. But with shallow and unlikeable characters, a confusing plot, an overreliance on violence, and cringey dialogue, any fun the movie started out with was quickly lost. What was left was a faint echo of greater horror movies about dancers made before. 

The gentle, emotional nuances of Evan’s coming-of-age story would have been so beneficial to have incorporated into the life of a POC character. Showing a Black, Asian or Latino young man that is afforded the space to be vulnerable, flawed and sensitive while driving a compelling and widely-loved narrative would have been a game changer.

Swapped combines comedy, adventure and emotional growth while delivering one of the biggest plot twists in animation history.

Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness explores true identity through exploration. 

The repeated actions, the blood on the petals, the rustling under the floor…An ambient short horror film takes us into another realm.