Posts in TV and Movies
Did You Hear? Only Stories About White People Can Be Relatable

According to a recent review by CinemaBlend’s Sean O’Connell, "Turning Red" is limited, unrealistic and difficult to connect with. Not because of the panda thing, mind you. Because it's about a Chinese-Canadian girl.

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Oh Good, We’re Still Talking About the “Sanctity of Comedy” 🙄

From Dave Chappelle to David Zucker, the writer and director of Airplane!, there’s been a lot of mansplaining about comedy this week, and I’m just going to spend this newsletter shutting it down, if that’s okay.

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Dear In the Heights Hive, a Reminder That Criticism Isn't Cancellation

Some people refused to listen to necessary critiques around the lack of Afro-Latinx representation in ‘In the Heights’—but thankfully, Lin-Manuel Miranda was not among them.

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To All the Rom-Coms I’ve Loved Before

Rom-com superfan Shayelle Smith pens a love letter to the genre to mark the release of To All The Boys: Always and Forever, and recommends eight other romantic movies to stream now.

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