“Michael” and the Tension of Lacking Tension
It is not hard to make a musical biopic that pleases audiences and draws a profit. Michael is no exception.

The long-standing friendship between Finn and Jacob is wearing thin, and when Finn squanders both their fortunes on yet another financial scam, Jacob has had enough. He leaves his friend, plunging Finn into a deep personal crisis. By chance, they are reunited in Sweden, where Jacob has made a new life for himself. The pair try to patch things up, but it turns out that they both have hidden agendas.
It is not hard to make a musical biopic that pleases audiences and draws a profit. Michael is no exception.
For anyone who is not a cis white woman, a justice-fueled murderous rampage is not framed as liberation. Instead, they contribute to harsh stereotypes that vilify minority women with dangerous consequences.
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When most of us think about diversity in film, we usually think about three things: race, gender, and disabilities. However, there is a forgotten topic... age. These are 12 of the best films about growing old.
A collection of the ten best films that captured William Shakespeare’s pathos the best, both for the diversity they bring, and of course “the aesthetic."
This Transgender Day of Remembrance, let us take a look at six films about transgender children grappling with their identity in a heteronormative world that despises their kind and tries its best to invalidate their feelings.