The Duenna 

A trouble-making teenager spends the summer working at a Southern California beach learning about responsibility.

A smashing sequel to the first Sonic the Hedgehog film that also brings back elements from the popular video game series.

With so many binge-worthy TV shows floating around and new ones constantly being released, I have compiled a list of some more recent TV shows that rank high on the diversity scale for both the cast and crew.

A commentary on the exploitation of the elderly fueld by the inherent greed of capitalism.

The Gates, John Burr’s new thriller film, is a disturbingly realistic portrayal of three Black twenty-somethings - Derek (Mason Gooding), Kevin (Algee Smith), and Tyon (Keith Powers), as they accidentally take a wrong turn into a gated community that’s more like a modern-day sundown town. The three friends witness a variety of crimes in their new surroundings, including an attempted homicide and an attempted rape. As they attempt to alert the authorities and do the right thing, they are thwarted at every turn by the worst horror stories of American conservatism - racist white suburbanites, reckless gun violence, corrupt police, religious mania, and a megalomaniacal pastor. 

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