Tag: Representation
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It’s ‘The Little Things’ That Bore You
2 hours and 7 minutes of my life that I will never get back. Nice. Late last year, Warner Bros. announced that all of their 2021 film releases would simultaneously release to theaters and on the streaming service HBO Max. The first launch of the year is John Lee Hancock’s slow-burn crime thriller The Little Things.…
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Involuntary Self-Isolation: Stranded On a Desert Island in “Sweetheart”
We all need some alone time now and then, but I think even the most introverted of introverts will be happy to have some real human contact when this is all over. Meanwhile, Sweetheart (2019, Netflix, directed by JD Dillon) provides a stark example of self-isolation to the extreme, while exploring the question of whether…
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‘Carol’ Movie Review: A Gorgeous LGBTQ+ Romance
The 1950s lesbian romance is stunning, emotional, restrained, and, simply put, one of the best movies I’ve ever seen depicting a woman-loving-woman (WLW) relationship.
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‘A Quiet Place’ Review: One of the Best Modern Horror Movies
Jim Halpert directing a horror movie? I did not see this coming. A few days ago, news broke that A Quiet Place Part II has been pushed back yet again, leaving millions, including myself, devastated. Paramount postponed the film a third time, and now it will be released on September 17, 2021. To ease the pain, I decided to…
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‘WandaVision’ Premiere: Welcome to Phase 4 of the MCU
This review of the Disney+ original series WandaVision contains minor spoilers — proceed with caution! Like millions globally, Marvel Studios was forced to delay their schedules due to the pandemic; thus, 2020 was a rather dry year for the entertainment company. However, as of today, Marvel super-fans are no longer suffering — their hunger for new content is over. On January…
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East Side Sushi- Movie Review
So you know when Netflix is going to take down underrated films and they warn you? East Side Sushi will only be on Netflix until March 13 and if you haven’t seen it yet you should go watch it RIGHT NOW! East Side Sushi is the story of a Mexican mother/ very talented chef named…
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‘The World to Come’ Movie Review: A Stunning Period Romance
Mona Fastvold’s nineteenth century lesbian romance is emotionally charged, restrained, and poetic without feeling forced.
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It’s a bird, it’s a plane…it’s Harriet!
Harriet is a tribute to an American legend, and the reverence for Harriet Tubman is obvious in this film. As many reviews have mentioned, this is not a slavery story, it is a freedom story. The viewers only see Harriet as a slave for the first few minutes of the film. To me, it felt…
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Straight Actors Playing Queer Characters: This is Exhausting
It’s 2021 and what few LGBTQ+ films that are produced by major film studios continue to star cisgender heterosexual actors, rather than actual LGBTQ+ people.
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“Pather Panchali”: Satyajit’s Show, Sisyphus’s Saga
What is the meaning of life? For centuries, philosophers have been trying to find the answer of this ever recurring question. In 1955, a name tried to answer this. A name which would become familiar across the seas, a name whose works would be studied for decades to come, a name which would inspire the…