Tilt (2011)

Magnolia focuses on how one’s childhood and trauma relate to their confidence and self.

My Beautiful Laundrette is often referenced as a positive LGBTQIA+ film because our two main characters are in a homosexual relationship with no shame, fear of violence or criticism. The struggle is not their sexuality. It is the treatment of the Pakistani citizens in England.

Nightbooks, the newest entry in children's horror, honors classic horror films, focuses on themes of acceptance, and has awesome production design.

What seems like such a simple story of survival is so much more than that—it’s a story of family, and of war, and of destruction. It’s painful to watch, but not in a bad way. It makes its audience reflect on their own actions, and in how they are complicit in the sufferings of others as the adults in this film are. Grave of the Fireflies does not hold back from being heartbreaking, and it shouldn’t. It tells a message that needs to be heard decades after the war, and a story that cannot be forgotten by history.

The Batman (2022): Every Fan's Fantasy But Not A Masterpiece, As a superhero nerd and a childhood fan of Batman, the film is like a dream come true. Check out movie review, summary & movieplot

Self expression among teenagers is explored in the live adaptation of Jerry Spinelli's novel of the same name.