“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” Isn’t Very New
This is a film that is going to leave some people bored, and some people thrilled.

Vasily Viktorovich from the village of Lopaevo can trace his family lineage back 13 generations. Every one of his ancestors was recorded in official documents as a Vogul, the historical name for the people now known as the Mansi. Yet Novaya Lyalya District in Sverdlovsk Region, where the Lopaev family has lived and farmed for centuries, is not officially recognized as a traditional territory of Russia's Indigenous peoples of the North. How did this happen, and what will Vasily Viktorovich do about it?
This is a film that is going to leave some people bored, and some people thrilled.
Wes Anderson offers a light-hearted comedy in the Middle East centering around Catholic motifs.
With mismatched eyes, a willingness to experiment with hair color and style, and a rail thin frame, Bowie always drew attention. But he shunned gendered attractiveness, creating his own space somewhere in between. This hallucinatory and often nonlinear 2022 documentary is a perfect salute to David Bowie’s life and career. Rather than interviewing those that knew Bowie, the standard convention for biographical portraits, director Brett Morgen mostly lets the artist’s images, performances, videos, and words speak to capture the essence of the artist. Bowie was more than just a pop star. He painted, sculpted, acted in films, and was a thoughtful and articulate person who gave sincere answers to even the most shallow interview questions.
In season 3 of 'Umbrella Academy', Diego, Allison, and Viktor finally get character arcs that address their unique experiences as a Latino man, a Black woman who lived through the 60s, and a trans man.
Of all the many great people that have contributed to Hip-Hop and radio, I was fortunate enough to speak with James Rosseau, founder of The Corelink Solution, a nonprofit that owns and operates Holy Culture Radio.
In a film where a Black couple is framed to be the lead characters, they still managed to get shuffled off to the sidelines. The enthusiastic cast delivers well on goofy bits- but can only go so far before they begin to fall flat.