News in Brief Accused Sexual Harasser No Longer at Film Publication Owned by Alamo Drafthouse Devin Faraci's second resignation follows widespread pressure on social media. Katie Kilkenny
Social Justice Fantastic Fest Programmer Steps Down Following Re-Hiring of Accused Sexual Harasser The festival's director of international programming is protesting its continued involvement with Devin Faraci. Katie Kilkenny
News in Brief The Paranoid Fantasy at the Heart of ‘It’ The story resonates in a post-9/11 environment of fear, a Stephen King scholar explains. Katie Kilkenny
Social Justice Actor Steps Down From ‘Hellboy’ Due to Whitewashing Controversy British actor Ed Skrein said he wasn't aware that his character was of mixed Asian heritage. Katie Kilkenny
Social Justice Telling the Story of the Rodney King Riots From a Korean-American Perspective Director Justin Chon tells a personal story about the 1992 riots in Los Angeles. Katie Kilkenny
Social Justice Why Does Hollywood Tell So Many Stories About Women Obsessed With Social Media? The woman-putting-herself-in-peril-with-tech trope dates all the way back to the 19th century. Manuel Betancourt
Social Justice Angelina Jolie’s Latest Film Comes Under Fire From Human Rights Watch The director may have cast the controversial Royal Cambodian Armed Forces in First They Killed My Father. Katie Kilkenny
Social Justice How ‘Handsome Devil’ Expands the Gay Coming-of-Age Canon John Butler's new film about gay friendship puts a powerful spin on generic, feel-good Hollywood stereotypes. Brandon Tensley
Social Justice Are Movies About Eating Disorders Fundamentally Uncinematic? Netflix's To the Bone doesn't convey the solitude and paranoia of life with an eating disorder—but it's certainly not the first to twist reality. Elizabeth King
Social Justice Screenings of ‘Wonder Woman’ Have Been Suspended in Tunisia The Tunisian Association of Young Lawyers filed a lawsuit on Monday due to allegations that lead actress Gal Gadot had made comments in support of Israel. Katie Kilkenny