Category: General
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‘Tuca and Bertie’ is One of the Most Feminist Cartoons I’ve Seen!
‘Tuca and Bertie’ (2019) is an animated series centering around best friends of the same name as they traverse the challenges of their thirties.
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‘Eve’s Bayou’ Brings Post-Memory Towards West-Indian Culture
In an all-black community in Louisiana, a young girl learns her father has committed infidelity and turns to hoodoo to seek justice.
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‘Fatherhood’ is the Most Wholesome Film to Come Out of 2021 So Far
In ‘Fatherhood’(2021) we follow Matthew Logelin (Kevin Hart) in the aftermath of the passing of his wife, Liz, (Deborah Ayorinde). While coming to terms with this major life change, he must adapt to another: being a single parent to their daughter Maddy (Melody Hurd). (Spoiler warning for major plot lines and ending.) The first thing…
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Is Anyone Really “Awake?” or Did This Movie Bore You to Sleep?
This film was filled with great plot points. Unfortunately, they all contradicted each other and clashed. Had the premise of Awake been more consistent and accurately portrayed the real world aspect, I think this could have been an extreme success.
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Get Excited for ‘Encanto’, Disney’s Latine Animated Musical
Make way for more Latine representation! Disney has released a toe-tapping musical trailer for “Encanto”, which features more diversity than expected!
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I Can’t Believe I Just Now Heard of ‘Tangerine’; We Need More Narratives Representing Black Transgender Women
Films staring black transgender actresses/actors are few and far between, it’s refreshing to see a demographic represented in film that hardly gets any attention. This is especially important as the Black trans community has been shown in studies to face the highest level of discrimination amongst general trans and non-binary groups. That is why it’s so…
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‘Monster’: Young, Black, and On Trial Means Guilty in Most Cases
Monster’s plot is built around Steve Harmon’s false accessory to felony murder accusation, and the anxiety and desperation experienced by him during incarceration and the corresponding trial.
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Shadow and Bone | Powerful Centering of Culture
Shadow & Bone excels in natural story representation with powerful centering of culture. Jessie Mei Li stars as Alina Starkov, the feisty cartographer with kindness, innocence, and integrity, who comes to be revealed as the legendary summoner of light.
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Who Needs ‘Independence Day’ When You’ve Got ‘Sorry to Bother You’?
Sorry to Bother You ultimately speaks to the unfair advantages that the country’s power structures award to those with the resources to control others, as Lift’s easy access to the media allows his opinion to be the only one that matters in the eyes of the unsuspecting and easily impressed public. Moreover, it reveals the…
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‘Love, Victor’ Season 2: What Happens After Coming Out?
Season 1 of Love, Victor ended on a major cliffhanger: Victor came out to his parents. He said the words “I’m gay” for the first time. Now what? Season 2 answers the question: “What happens after coming out?”