Simply put, people of non-Western nationalities are shown as exotic caricatures at best and non-white bad guys at worst. The Hovitos tribe, Toht’s Nepalese gunmen, and the Egyptians only exist to hinder or help Indy, having little to no agency to speak of. While their depictions are a product of the archaic adventurer genre’s trappings, the racially insensitive subtext can’t be igno Arachnophobes scared of films featuring spiders and insects must have freaked out watching the opening of Raiders,...

It feels somewhat challenging to articulate exactly what makes Raiders of the Lost Ark so enduring. It could be the remarkable sets and stunning locations, or the fun old-fashioned feel the movie embodies. It could also be the collaboration between the hundreds of people who poured their hearts and souls into making a generationally transcendent f Scorpion Spring tells the story of two downtrodden men who combine resources and hit the road together along the United States and Mexico border. Moli...