After being laughed at by two girls she looks up to, Zuri runs to hide and stumbles upon a mysterious red tent full of caricature drawings. Next to a mirror she sees a drawing that looks oddly like her-- but at her worse. Driven by shame at how ugly she feels, she begins pulling at her face, becoming more and more erratic. Suddenly, at the peak, she changes. The girl in the mirror is someone else. How has she shifted, and what does the tent, and the artist who runs it, have to do with this change?
Some people’s first introduction to Mira Nair might be as New York mayor Zohran Mamdani’s mom. But with her insightful direction of 1991’s Mississippi Masala, Nair shows how much she deserves to be known as an artist. Delivering a nuanced portrait of a romance between a Black man and an Indian woman living in the South, Nair explores the complications each character faces, giving both equal weight.
What happens to an inseparable bond when love for competing morphs into competing for love?
Crazy Rich Asians. The title is tacky, but the actual movie is both heartwarming and cosmopolitan. After all, it takes place in Singapore!
Cinderella has been adapted many times over, with the latest adaptation from Amazon sparking controversy over its girlboss agenda. But what of diversity? We rank some of the most popular adaptations for diversity.
I have no idea how getting an abortion is still not a basic right at this point, but that means the fight is far from over. So, films like Happening are ever-relevant.
‘The Bear’ Season 2 has all the right ingredients for both comedy and drama.
