
Brener and Imara fill their time with frenetic activity at home during the Corona pandemic. As lockdown rules are eased they brave it and go outside. It’s scary though, and they return rapidly to the virtual cocoon they’ve become used to. Beyond the immediate time-frame in which it’s set, Y&I Go Outside speaks to the increasing recession of human life from nature to the artificial and also questions what is more real, an unconnected ‘natural’ life, or connectedness via the virtual.
Elio could be seen as fantastic piece of representation, showing lonely children who feel ostracized that they are not alone. That is, unless you look behind the curtain.
For the most part, 'Sweet Girl' recycles tired hyper masculine revenge tropes, but a surprise twist in the end turns it into a female-centric revenge film.
Eloquent and informative, Hajera Sheikh’s documentary Kathak: Dancing With Taboos tells a story of love for one’s culture and perseverance through adversity.
Marvel’s first Asian superhero film, 'Shang-Chi', deserves praise for balancing epic superhero action, a heartfelt family plot, and positive Asian representation.