“Deconstructing Karen” Demystifies White Allyship
When a group of White women are invited to dinner by an Indian woman and a Black woman to talk about race in America, sparks fly.

On a sweltering summer morning, just as Wei-Han was heading out for delivery run, he discovered that the fridge had broken down—all of his girlfriend Chia-Lin’s ice pops had melted. Chia-Lin called the landlord, insisting that he replace the old fridge with a new one, but Wei-Han didn’t want to escalate the situation. The two began to argue in their cramped rooftop room.
When a group of White women are invited to dinner by an Indian woman and a Black woman to talk about race in America, sparks fly.
Ultra-violent storytelling has never been my thing, but the issues with Scarface go beyond that. The film perpetuates harmful stereotypes about Latinx immigrants and uses gore and misogyny for shock value that never serves any purpose. The whole venture is frustratingly empty, and left me desiring something more.
The clever but socially-awkward Tetê joins a new school, and she'll do anything to fit in.
A trouble-making teenager spends the summer working at a Southern California beach learning about responsibility.
The venn diagram of pop feminism and white-centered feminism is a circle. Acknowledging that is not a crime nor a diminishing of 'Barbie', Director Gerwig, or feminism in general.
Most movies give you their point upfront, while others make you think it’s about a specific topic, then reveal that the story is about something else. Pink Lady belongs somewhere in the middle of those two categories.