Shang-Chi: Mental Health and Healing, Marvel Universe, and Awkwafina Humor
Suppressed intergenerational family trauma and healing, warm welcome to the Marvel Cinematic Universe team, and Awkwafina's humor really make this film the real MVP.

Life does not always go as we may have planned or dreamed. But sometimes, the human spirit will push back and challenge life's limitations. With a photograph created for her best friend Dakota, Cristina finds a way for their bond to transcend time and to be able to "grow old" together. Inspired by the blog "My Pink Chemo", written by Italian lawyer Cristina Belenchia during her battle against breast cancer and leukemia, the film is an intimate snapshot into her life, in all its beauty and tragedy, and a testament to a friendship between two women that reaches beyond the limits of time.
Suppressed intergenerational family trauma and healing, warm welcome to the Marvel Cinematic Universe team, and Awkwafina's humor really make this film the real MVP.
“Unsung” does not begin to describe the obscurity Bayard Rustin endured in the shadows of the Civil Rights Movement
Anna May Wong was a talented actress and a fashion icon and still had to fight for everything she had due to hatred and racism.
Films about casinos have long been a favorite of Hollywood. This is unsurprising, as they're often tied to magnetic characters whose lives revolve around luxury, spectacle, and even danger.
The plot could’ve really been interesting if the elements of lycanthropy was integrated with perhaps the struggle of identity of being LGBTQ+. It's an experience for so many that as they’re starting to realizing their true selves, they feel like a monster, especially if they come from unsupportive homes or communities. Instead, the horror and transformation elements seem thrown in without contemplation of how this could deepen the narrative.
Black Panther was obviously an epic movie and big hit! It was the highest-earning superhero movie of all time in the US! It's pretty clear that Black Panther has more meaning for race and diversity than your average Marvel superhero movie. This movie means a lot in terms of black pride and representation - and has much cultural significance in America as a whole.