Escaping Doppelgangers: "Coraline" Serves Up Adventure in a Parallel World
This delightfully odd horror movie presents a whimsically strange alternate reality to younger audiences.

Qi has a fear of marriage. After he and his girlfriend Qian move into an old house with a large terrace, Qian suddenly disappears, leaving only an engagement ring on the terrace flowerbed. In order to get Qian back, Qi must uncover the terrace’s hidden secret...
This delightfully odd horror movie presents a whimsically strange alternate reality to younger audiences.
Eventually, “Hobbs and Shaw” introduces us to a Samoan community. Clearly, Johnson’s Samoan roots are on display. Quite frankly, I found this section of the film very intriguing. The “Fast and Furious” franchise has a solid track record in the diversity department
Intergenerational friendships and community can be so powerful, and this was a great example.
A Christmas tale that everyone is wishing for, and that everyone will remember.
After We Collided is a sequel to last year’s After, which itself was based on Anna Todd’s 2014 novel of the same name, and which was originally published as a Harry Styles-centric fan-fiction on WattPad (a similar path as E.L. James’ Fifty Shades of Grey series).
Marvel’s first Asian superhero film, 'Shang-Chi', deserves praise for balancing epic superhero action, a heartfelt family plot, and positive Asian representation.