The Department of Correction (2016)

Knives Out doesn’t just defy the whodunit narrative, it uses the weaknesses to its advantage. It’s well aware of the genre’s faults and tropes

This animated kids' movie shows viewers two different species--jungle animals and aliens--and how both species coexist.

“I’m always interested in exploring female fantasy, and the sexy witch is a loaded archetype that is simultaneously about men’s fears and fantasies about women, and women’s feelings of empowerment and agency. So whereas we are used to seeing the sexy witch or the femme fatale from the outside, I wanted to explore her from the inside.” - Anna Biller, on why she made The Love Witch

I hadn’t heard of it either until recently—and yet, it’s one of the highest grossing movies of all time.

Steven Spielberg's West Side Story (2021) improves on the original's terrible representation, poorly written romance, and more. --> check out reviews & film summary

Religion, race and generations collide in this romantic comedy starring Jonah Hill