Director: Steven Spielberg Starring: Ansel Elgort, Rachel Zegler and Rita Moreno ‘Maria-velous Musical’ Latino-American communities scarcely orchestrate … More
Tag: representation
“Sound of Metal” (2020) – A Captivating Drama About Deaf Communities
Writer/Director: Darius Marder Co-writer: Abraham Marder Starring: Riz Ahmed, Olivia Cooke and Paul Raci ‘Powerful Disability Drama’ Hearing impairment is … More
“Minari” (2020) – A Magnificent Korean Masterpiece About Immigration
Writer/Director: Lee Isaac Chung Starring: Steven Yeun, Alan Kim and Youn Yuh-jung ‘A Mesmerizing Masterpiece’ Foreign films are rarely rewarded … More
“Moonlight” (2016) – A Mesmerizing Masterpiece About Sexual Identity
Writer/Director: Barry Jenkins Based on the play by Tarell Alvin McCraney Starring: Mahershala Ali, Ashton Sanders and Naomi Harris ‘Magnificent … More
“Soul” (2020) – Pixar’s Soul-Stirring Animated Classic
Writer/Director: Pete Docter Co-writers: Mike Jones and Kemp Powers Starring: Jamie Foxx, Tina Fey and Graham Norton ‘Soulful Animated Achievement’ … More
“Dune: Part Two” (2024) – Denis Villeneuve’s Spellbinding Science-Fiction Sequel
Writer/Director: Denis Villeneuve Starring: Timothee Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson … More
“Barfi!” (2012) – A Brilliant Bollywood Musical
Writer/Director: Anurag Basu Co-writer: Sanjeev Dutta Starring: Ranbir Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Ileana, and Saurabh Shukla ‘Brilliant Bollywood Musical’ Indian movies … More
“Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” (2022) – A Magnificent Murder Mystery Sequel
Writer/Director: Rian Johnson Starring: Daniel Craig, Janelle Monae, Edward Norton … More
“Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” (2021) – A Marvelous Asian Comic-book Achievement
Writer/Director: Destin Daniel Cretton Starring: Simu Liu, Awkwafina and Tony Leung ‘Marvel-ous Martial-Arts Epic’ Crazy rich abilities of Asian communities … More
“Dune” (2021) – Denis Villeneuve’s Spectacular Science-Fiction Blockbuster
Writer/Director: Denis Villeneuve Co-writer: Jon Spaihts and Eric Roth Starring: Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson and Oscar Isaac ‘Spectacular Sci-fi’ Few … More
“CODA” (2021) – A Captivating Drama About Deaf Communities
Writer/Director: Sian Heder Starring: Emilia Jones, Troy Kotsur and Marlee Matlin ‘Powerful Disability Drama’ Silenced stories of celebrities without hearing … More
“Soul” (2020) – Pixar’s Most Soul-Stirring Animated Achievement
Writer/Director: Pete Docter Co-writers: Mike Jones and Kemp Powers Starring: Jamie Foxx, Tina Fey and Graham Norton ‘Soulful Animated Achievement’ … More
“Barfi” (2012) – Bollywood at its Best
Writer/Director: Anurag Basu Co-writer: Sanjeev Dutta Starring: Ranbir Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, and Saurabh Shukla ‘Marvelous Musical’ Indian movies are not … More
“Black Panther” (2018) – Awe-inspiring Comic-Book Achievement
Writer/Director: Ryan Coogler Co-writer: Joe Robert Cole Starring: Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan and Lupita Nyong’o ‘A Marvelous Blockbuster’ Over … More
“Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” (2021) – Marvelous Martial-Arts Epic
Writer/Director: Destin Daniel Cretton Starring: Simu Liu, Awkwafina and Tony Leung ‘Marvel-ous Martial-Arts Epic’ Crazy rich abilities of Asian communities … More
“Dune” (2021) – Spectacular Science-Fiction Blockbuster
Writer/Director: Denis Villeneuve Co-writer: Jon Spaihts and Eric Roth Starring: Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson and Oscar Isaac ‘Spectacular Sci-fi’ Few … More
“Black Panther” (2018) – Breathtaking Comic-Book Blockbuster
Writer/Director: Ryan Coogler Co-writer: Joe Robert Cole Starring: Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan and Lupita Nyong’o ‘A Marvelous Blockbuster’ Over … More
“Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” (2022) – Movie Review
Writer/Director: Rian Johnson Starring: Daniel Craig, Janelle Monae, Edward Norton … More
“Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” (2021) – Movie Review
Writer/Director: Destin Daniel Cretton Starring: Simu Liu, Awkwafina and Tony Leung ‘Marvel-ous Martial-Arts Epic’ Crazy rich abilities of Asian communities … More
“The Green Knight” (2021) – Movie Review
Writer/Director: David Lowery Starring: Dev Patel, Alicia Vikander and Joel Edgerton ‘Mesmerizing Medieval Epic’ Racial representation is seldom seen in … More
“Dune” (2021) – A Spectacular Science-Fiction Classic
Writer/Director: Denis Villeneuve Co-writer: Jon Spaihts and Eric Roth Starring: Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson and Oscar Isaac ‘Spectacular Sci-fi’ Few … More
“Sound of Metal” (2020) – Movie Review
Writer/Director: Darius Marder Co-writer: Abraham Marder Starring: Riz Ahmed, Olivia Cooke and Paul Raci ‘Powerful Disability Drama’ Hearing impairment is … More
“Dune” (2021) – Revisited
Writer/Director: Denis Villeneuve Co-writer: Jon Spaihts and Eric Roth Starring: Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson and Oscar Isaac ‘Spectacular Sci-fi’ Few … More
“Black Panther” (2018) – Movie Review
Writer/Director: Ryan Coogler Co-writer: Joe Robert Cole Starring: Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan and Lupita Nyong’o ‘A Marvelous Blockbuster’ Over … More
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