Incluvie Movie Highlights

Welcome to a special episode of the Incluvie Movie Highlights. This summer we held the Incluvie Short Film Festival. The film festival discovers and brings to light some outstanding short films starring main characters from diverse backgrounds, who are often overlooked in Hollywood. The filmmakers and actors from the 3 winning films came in and talked about their process and what it was like to make the film. We're proud to be talking to the creators of the winners to give us more insight into their filmmaking process.Incluvie Movies and ReviewsWarmth⁠ - by Nathania Zaini is the only stop-motion submission this year, and it absolutely stands out. The lovable puppets convey such tenderness in her story, poetically narrated to follow someone’s repeated encounters with an old homeless man. ⁠Gender Outlaw: a bodysurfing story⁠ - A documentary profiling transgender athlete Tyler Wilde and his story with the Gillis beach Bodysurfing Association. It navigates the tumultuous waters that Tyler Wilde has had to move through as he searched for big surf, and his true self.⁠Is He?⁠ - Everyone needs a BFF and a “wing person” like Yumi. Li brings the “straight person” persona, literally and figuratively balancing James Aaron Oh’s perfectly timed comedic delivery as the unlucky-in-love. 

The July episode of Incluvie Movie Highlights provides 4 exciting films that have polarizing reviews! Special guest and Incluvie movie critic Daleyna joins in to discuss Mr Malcolm's List, a regency-era film set in England, starring leads of Indian and African heritage (Freida Pinto and Sope Dirisu), which is a first! Don't Make Me Go, starring an Asian and Blasian lead (John Cho and Mia Isaac), is a sincere film with a controversial ending! Don't worry, no spoilers. 1Up, about a team of female gamers led by Paris Berelc, who's half Asian, receives acclaim on Incluvie, but much hate everywhere else on the internet. And the feature film... is Nope ! One cohost thinks the film was imaginative, while the other cohost insists it was boring (but with good social commentary)! Who thought what? Tune in with your hosts: Cathy Yee and Hazel Bolivar!Incluvie Reviews:'Mr. Malcolm's List' Is A Lighter Version of 'Bridgerton' - DaleynaLighthearted but Shallow: 1Up's Take on Women in Gaming - Melanie Ojwang'Don't Make Me Go' — A Basic Story With The Year's Most Heartbreaking Ending - Melissa GouldThe Power of Looking in 'Nope' - DaleynaTrauma Profiteering in Jordan Peele's 'Nope' - Leon MorganAlso new in theaters, and pretty fun: Thor: Love and Thunder, and Marcel the Shell With Shoes On

The June Incluvie Movie Highlights provides 3 new and buzzworthy films presenting different types of love: Good Luck to You, Leo Grande about sex and physical intimacy, Father of the Bride about familial love, and this month's feature - Fire Island, about intimate and romantic love. Movie Critic Melanie Ojwang joins us to discuss Emergency, a film about the hurdles that three young men of color navigate in order to get help for an unconscious white girl whom they find. We give mini takes on theater blockbusters Top Gun: Maverick and Downtown Abbey: A New Era. Join in with your hosts: Cathy Yee and Hazel Bolivar!Incluvie Review'Fire Island' — The Newest Rom-Com Putting The Pride In 'Pride and Prejudice' - Melissa Gould

The May Incluvie Movie Highlights features 3 fantastic coming-of-age films. We explore butterfly-inducing Sneakerella and Crush, and the sadly timely feature - The Fallout, about the after-effects of a school shooting. Movie Critic Teri Elam joins in to discuss Alice, a blaxploitation inspired film starring Keke Palmer. In addition, we give a nod to movie theater blockbusters - Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, and The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent - for being better than expected on the incluvie scale! Join in with your hosts: Cathy Yee and Hazel Bolivar!Incluvie Reviews'Alice' Doesn't Live Here Anymore - Teri ElamI've Got A 'Crush' On You...And I'm Not Too Old To Say It - Teri ElamAnd 3 separate reviews on Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness 💫Wanda Maximoff: The Hero We Deserve, Not The Villain We Need - Atreyo PalitReclaiming Wanda for the Women: The Female Gaze in 'Multiverse of Madness' - Daleyna'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness': MCU Character Highlights and Easter Eggs - Cathy Yee

Welcome to the first episode of the Incluvie Movie Highlights! We shine a spotlight on our favorite new movies that stand out for diversity and identity. Is Everything Everywhere All at Once too weird, or just the right amount of weird? How is it so revolutionary to see a science fiction film star Asian Americans? CODA - is it good or bad for deaf representation? Why do Serena and Venus not star in a movie about their own lives in King Richard? Is Marry Me too cheesy for a romantic comedy? We get into this and more!Incluvie Reviews'King Richard': A Portrait of a Black Father Seeking Respect - Daleyna'CODA' Is a Step Forward for Deaf Representation - Daleyna'Everything, Everywhere All at Once' – Trippy, Weird, and Heartfelt - Oscar winner - Cathy Yee