“An American Pickle” Should Have Stayed in the Jar
Wacky antics ensue when a 100-year-old Jewish man wakes up from a pickled hibernation in the modern world.

Since his childhood Karlos Nasar has dreamed of becoming an Olympic champion weightlifter for his home country of Bulgaria. Fuelled by a tumultuous upbringing rife with poverty, Karlos achieved his dream in the summer of '24. Now Karlos looks to do something no other Bulgarian has ever done before - win the European, Olympic, & World Championships in the same year. But can he do it?
Wacky antics ensue when a 100-year-old Jewish man wakes up from a pickled hibernation in the modern world.
Although Christmas is a time of year for love and cheer for all, holiday cinema has not always represented diverse communities. Being a holiday with Christian origins, much of its media consists of straight white families or straight white romances. Luckily, modern years have been bringing with them plenty of POC and LGBTQ+ representation that the holidays so desperately need.
"King Richard" paints a nuanced portrait of a Black father trying to ensure his daughters’ success in a racist, misogynistic world. Yet, Richard and his kids overcome that fear and adversity to succeed.
'An American Werewolf in London' possesses a possible queer reading in the way it envisions a heterosexual romance being undone by the presence of a creature who embodies self-contentment in the face of social alienation.