Strastruck: In The Spotlight 

Writing great villains is about striking a balance between charming and evil, so we love them but also love to see them lose.

People are so much deeper and far more extraordinary than what gender they were assigned at birth.

Him is visually stunning—all concrete cathedrals and bone-rattling impact shots that look like a nightmare highlight reel. Marlon Wayans is magnetic as this legendary quarterback who's basically selling salvation with a smile that never quite reaches his eyes. But the story keeps running in circles: more tests, more cryptic pep talks, more ritualistic drills. The sports-as-religion metaphor beats you over the head when subtlety would've been more effective. The middle drags, and that finale chooses spectacle over substance. It's undeniably stylish, but left me cold. Also worth noting: despite the Monkeypaw connection, this isn't actually a Jordan Peele film—he didn't write or direct.

I understood post-memory as passing down stories and images of one’s experiences that are not your own. For decades, rape has been depicted in cinema through a third-person perspective, leaving the viewer to observe rape; not to experience it. 

Spotlighting the legacy of the legendary Raymond Lewis through the love of a devoted daughter.

'Pariah' tells a powerful, mesmerizing, and unflinchingly honest story of identity.