representation
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Kumail Nanjiani’s Eternals Superhero Has The Coolest Secret Identity
Unlike most of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s established superheroes, who—aside from Spider-Man—have never really bothered to hide their secret identities, the family of characters at the heart of Eternals have spent thousands of years living among humanity, all the while hiding the fact that they’re a race of superbeings created by the Celestials.
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A Small Birds Of Prey Moment Got One Big Harley Detail Very Right
Birds of Prey introduces a number of classic characters to the DCEU for the first time and establishes important details about their backstories, identities, and motivations. But the movie also finds the time to drop in a few interesting details about one Harley Quinn, a person whose presence in the DCEU is still evolving.
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The Rise Of Skywalker’s LGBTQ Moment Is Held Back By The Film’s Bland Heteronormativity
Star Wars finally did it. It may have taken over four decades”and at least four of those years promising it”but The Rise of Skywalker managed to depict queer characters in the galaxy far, far away on the big screen. It was…barely even a Baby Yoda step (better than Disney’s other representation attempt of 2019 in Avengers:…
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The Director Of Horror Film Sweetheart On Breaking The Rules Of Genre
Standing drunk on a beach, looking out at the ocean, filmmaker JD Dillard suddenly had the idea for his next movie.