Snow White, Rewritten in a Minor Key
Despite the film’s efforts to reframe its heroine with modern complexity, a certain emotional distance lingers.

The story of a boy with a peculiar family (mother obsessed with food, father admitted to an asylum), and member of a gang where girls are prohibited and whose leader is a petty tyrant. Our protagonist will get into trouble when he disobeys the gang's law regarding girls, and will be considered a "treitum", a traitor.
Despite the film’s efforts to reframe its heroine with modern complexity, a certain emotional distance lingers.
Deborah (Jean Smart) and Ava (Hannah Einbinder) are a delight to watch evolve, sometimes devolve, then evolve again.
Although Tuner is technically a heist movie, music and sound are woven into almost every aspect of Niki’s story. That’s what made Tuner such a pleasant surprise. I expected a film about music and discovered a heist movie, only to find that music was still at the heart of it.
Here are some of our picks for inclusive Black love stories in film and media. We hope you enjoy these tender love stories and beautiful depictions.
This Agni Kai looks cool and is funny as well!
Gritty and bleak are the best words to describe this film. There’s nothing happy about it.