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“The Way of Water” is stunning, important and helps redeem the original “Avatar”

“The Way of Water” is stunning, important and helps redeem the original “Avatar”

Like many, Aime Wichtendahl was initially a skeptic about “The Way of Water,” James Cameron’s massive and much-anticipated sequel to the original “Avatar” film.

But after taking in the three-hour film, Wichtendahl is a fan of the new “Avatar 2” and gained a renewed appreciation of the original “Avatar” released in 2009.

“James Cameron is trying to help us learn. By tapping into the universal nostalgia we all feel – that once there was a time everything was perfect before someone screwed it up – he’s trying to tell us something. He’s trying to wake us up to how we’re impacting the world around us. ‘The Way of Water’ illustrates that despite our best efforts, humanity remains incapable of change.“

Read Wichtendahl’s review of this blockbuster film here.

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‘Heartstopper’ warmed and destroyed me”

‘Heartstopper’ warmed and destroyed me”

“Heartstopper” is an uplifting story of queer love that can also be heartbreaking for many LGBTQ+ people who were not able to love openly, writes Tyler Mitchell in his review.

“Stranger Things” and Will Byers’ understated “coming out”

“Stranger Things” and Will Byers’ understated “coming out”

When Will Byers of “Stranger Things” came out, “t was unsafe for white cisgender gay men,and even more dangerous for marginalized identities. Will is undoubtedly living in a reality where both his physical and emotional safety could be at risk if anyone found out he was gay,” writes Tyler Mitchell.

For the late-blooming love of RuPaul’s Drag Race

For the late-blooming love of RuPaul’s Drag Race

CW: The following article makes a brief mention of SA, racism, and transphobia. A love for RuPaul’s Drag Race is often assumed to exist within every gay man. I cannot tell you how many times I have been asked to name my favorite queen or most adored lip sync. For so...

Share the joy of books, reading in “Off the Shelf” reviews

Share the joy of books, reading in “Off the Shelf” reviews

Welcome to our new book review feature, "Off the Shelf." Open to any book reader who wants to share your thoughts on how you're affected by what you read, Off the Shelf is also led by decades-long voracious reader and personal reading activist Cathy Chavez, who will...

‘Heartstopper’ warmed and destroyed me”

‘Heartstopper’ warmed and destroyed me”

“Heartstopper” is an uplifting story of queer love that can also be heartbreaking for many LGBTQ+ people who were not able to love openly, writes Tyler Mitchell in his review.

“Stranger Things” and Will Byers’ understated “coming out”

“Stranger Things” and Will Byers’ understated “coming out”

When Will Byers of “Stranger Things” came out, “t was unsafe for white cisgender gay men,and even more dangerous for marginalized identities. Will is undoubtedly living in a reality where both his physical and emotional safety could be at risk if anyone found out he was gay,” writes Tyler Mitchell.

For the late-blooming love of RuPaul’s Drag Race

For the late-blooming love of RuPaul’s Drag Race

CW: The following article makes a brief mention of SA, racism, and transphobia. A love for RuPaul’s Drag Race is often assumed to exist within every gay man. I cannot tell you how many times I have been asked to name my favorite queen or most adored lip sync. For so...

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