The Night Never Sleeps (2012)

'Thirteen Lives' gives a dramatic adaptation of a humanitarian triumph that captured the global imagination.

I write for a diversity-focused film review blog, so I’ll be honest: I really wanted to like Pretty Lethal. Starring Maddie Ziegler, Lana Condor, Iris Apatow, Avantika, and Millicent Simmonds, Amazon Prime’s new thriller seemed like it would be a girl power movie about dancers with a horror action twist. Sort of a Suspiria for teens. But with shallow and unlikeable characters, a confusing plot, an overreliance on violence, and cringey dialogue, any fun the movie started out with was quickly lost. What was left was a faint echo of greater horror movies about dancers made before. 

Of the 28 total films I watched, just six of them were queer or featured queer characters in some way.

This Netflix series is a remake based on the book series of the same name with a more diverse main cast.

Standing up for what's right, she's met with miraculous results. She takes charge of her own destiny.

Two young girls meet in the same neighborhood unexpectedly as they embark on a new adventure using their imaginations as this movie brings strong representation among women.