Staring at the Sun (2005)

Despite the film’s efforts to reframe its heroine with modern complexity, a certain emotional distance lingers.

Can a homeless yet optimistic teenage girl learn to accept a helping hand?

Intergenerational friendships and community can be so powerful, and this was a great example.

Animation as a medium of storytelling can be thought to be open to all ages and as I hope my reading will reveal, 'Nimona' could be interpreted as a transgender story.

As a cultural touchstone, Jaws has launched a thousand parodies, tributes, and memorable quotes.

Asha, the main character, is a biracial woman who discovers the power of magic wishing dust.