Movies


A still from Aladdin: a woman and a man on a flying carpet look at each other. Via Disney on Slate.

Disney is ignoring accent representation, and it’s more frightening than you think

Apoorva Verghese
[Image Description: Enola, in a red dress looks at the camera against a purple background. Via Netflix.

Forget Sherlock, his little sister Enola Holmes can solve the case faster in new Netflix film

Beatriz Valero de Urquia
[Image description: promotional image for Guilty] Via Netflix

‘Guilty’ on Netflix is one of the best films tackling rape culture

Srilekha Cherukuvada
Mulan, a black-haired Asian woman, is dressed in a red ensemble, holding a a thin sword, a jian, over her head.

“Mulan” delivers an uninspired and weak retelling of its 1998 classic

Sana Panjwani
Attribution: [Image description: Still from (Main Hoon Na):A woman in a red saree and a man wearing black are locked in an embrace while a crowd looks on.] Via movies.ndtv.com

You’re not going to believe this, but Noah Centineo changed the way I see Bollywood romance

Amandi Fernando
The image shows a still from the movie Bulbbul with two women wearing traditional Bengali wear.

Netflix’s Bulbbul and the too common depiction of Bengali women as witches

Deboparna Poddar
[Image Description: Artemis Fowl, a white boy with shaggy brunette hair and dressed in a black suit and dark black sunglasses struts towards the screen]. Via Disney.

Artemis Fowl is a train wreck of a movie fit for 2020

Sumaia Masoom
The image shows four women dressed in rural Indian village attire having fun on a vehicle.

“Parched” represents repressed voices in an Indian village and you should absolutely watch it

Deboparna Poddar
A still from the movie Desperados. Wesley and Sean stand next to each other staring at something in confusion.

Netflix’s new rom-com Desperados is the New Girl reunion we all needed

Tayyaba Rehman
A woman and a man wearing 1950s outerwear look out of a car window.

“Motherless Brooklyn” shows exactly why disabled people need to tell our own stories

Robyn Vivian
A group of young men and women sit at a table together laughing. There are drinks scattered across the table and a 'Reserved' sign.

80s movie outfits that make a strong case for a comeback

Amandi Fernando
Actor Michele Marrone, who plays Massimo in the Polish film "365 Days" touches the masked face of actress Anna-Maria Sieklucka, who portrays Laura in the film.

“365 Days” and the perpetuation of rape culture

Claire Cheek