Calling all TV and film lovers,
Happy Valentine’s Day! Capitalistic as it may be, I love any ordained opportunity to let the faves in my life know that they’re special ❤️
This year, that extends to you! As a token of our appreciation, we’re giving away a set of 2 enamel pins to a randomly selected reader—one for you, and one for someone who makes you smile. Keep an eye on your inbox, I’ll be notifying the winner this weekend.
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And if you’re in the mood to share the love, please consider making a donation to Mediaversity. Even $2 a month helps us support diverse writers, as we plan to welcome new voices in the coming months.
Meanwhile, reviews for Bohemian Rhapsody, Siempre Bruja, and Sex Education are all in the pipeline, so what better way to celebrate a corporate holiday than to support your community of independent writers?
Watch (and patron!) intelligently,
Li Lai, founder of Mediaversity Reviews
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The Farewell
Mediaversity Grade: A+ 5.00/5
Lulu Wang directs The Farewell, using personal life experience to explore diaspora identity and familial estrangement. Read the review→
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Vai
Mediaversity Grade: A+ 4.83/5
New Zealand's Vai just premiered at Berlinale last week and features indigenous South Pacific women on both sides of the camera. Read the review→
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Green Book
Mediaversity Grade: D 2.00/5
Despite its attempts at feel-good messaging, Green Book has a race problem. (And it delivers cringeworthy depictions of women and gay men, too.) Read the review→
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AND I DON'T WANNA MISS A THING
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Chloé Zhao deserves an Oscar for The Rider, the overlooked, modern Western that centers a Lakota cowboy. But the all-male nominees for Best Picture and Directing guarantees another year of #OscarsSoMale.
CBS’ Murphy Brown has been fighting the patriarchy since the ‘80s, and the reboot potently mixes those roots with new-school feminism.
For lighter fare, Travis Knight's Bumblebee features a strong female lead and refreshes the Transformers franchise.
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