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Transmasculine Actors Are Still Waiting for Their “Tipping Point”
Actors like Chella Man and Marquise Vilson are calling on Hollywood to more fully represent a community that has historically been ignored.
11 Inspirations Behind 'Marcel the Shell With Shoes On'
From stop motion classics to personal portraits and undersung hybrid-docs, Marcel’s co-creator Dean Fleischer Camp shares his influences.
The Action Movie of the Summer Is an Indian Revolutionary Epic
RRR is a perfect action movie that fully embraced the more-than-real space that cinema allows for.
‘Fire Island’ Is the Rare Movie Where Effeminate Gay Men Are In On the Joke
In Joel Kim Booster’s new comedy, there’s no such thing as being “too” gay.
The Multiverse Is Not Infinite
The multiverse as a narrative concept can show the audience the potential of our lives. Too often, it's just a bag of tricks.
Unwitting Public Suffers Through Trailer for New ‘Avatar’ Movie
Anecdotal evidence suggests people are laughing at the poorly-animated trailer for a sequel to a lamentably popular movie.
Netflix Is a Victim of Its Own Success
When Netflix started streaming television, it started the entire practice of streaming television. Now it has to figure out how it fits in that landscape.
The Best Movies to Watch When You're High, According to Our Favorite Stoners
26 perfect things to watch, for weed lovers of every strain.
Everyone Is Seeing Everything Everywhere All at Once
It appears that movies aimed at grown-ups can succeed at the box office if they are spectacularly entertaining.
How Come Hot Bitches Never Get Enough Screen Time?
Who are these women? Give them their own damn films!
Iconic Bollywood Villains Analysed by a Psychiatrist
Watching these villains is a crash course in understanding mind control, manipulation, gaslighting, and narcissism.
The Oral History of ‘PCU’, the Culture Wars Cult Classic
The 90s comedy skewered campus politics, featured John Favreau in dreadlocks, and got George Clinton to cover Prince. Obviously, we had questions.