When Movies Try to Walk in Others’ Shoes They Always Step in Shit
Hopefully the empathic “[blank] like me” movies are gone forever.There is a difference between walking in someone else’s shoes and leading… Read More
October 27, 2016
Racism
Slapping Stereotypes and Preconceptions in the Mouth, From Moonlight to 007
An interview with Naomie Harris and Trevante Rhodes.Naomie Harris was reluctant, initially. She had never wanted to play a crack addict,… Read More
October 20, 2016
The Post-Donald Trump Horror Films Are Going to Be Epic
If there’s any upside to this presidential election, it’s the next wave of horror movies dealing with all these issues… Read More
October 7, 2016
Ava DuVernay’s 13th and the Importance of Telling True Stories
In this essay from 2016, Paola Mardo explores the importance of telling true stories as Ava DuVernay did with her… Read More
October 4, 2016
13th Review: Ava DuVernay’s Powerful and Timely New Film
Ava DuVernay’s 13th is Powerful and TimelyAngry and urgent, DuVernay’s unflinching study of the mass incarceration of Black people in the… Read More
September 30, 2016
13th Trailer: Ava DuVernay Examines the Evolution of Slavery in America
The documentary opens the 54th New York Film Festival.After posting a teaser yesterday, the trailer for Ava DuVernay’s documentary 13th… Read More
September 26, 2016
The First Ghost in the Shell Movie Footage Won’t Help Dispel Any Backlash
ScarJo’s turning Japanese, I think she’s turning Japanese, I really think so.When Scarlett Johansson was first announced for the lead role… Read More
September 23, 2016
The True Story Behind Queen of Katwe
A chess champ’s dreams are a real-life Disney fairy tale.In a year of harsh racist rhetoric, powerlessness, brutal treatment, and protests,… Read More
September 22, 2016
The Real Issue Regarding Zendaya’s Surprise Role in Spider-Man: Homecoming
Come on, Hollywood, not again.Whether or not this is a SPOILER and was supposed to be a big secret within the… Read More
August 19, 2016