pop culture
Framing Britney Spears may not be the best documentary of 2021, but it sure to become the most relevant and vital in the fight for freedom and equality.
Once Aurora is breezy, raw and evocative, an often surprising visual close-up of a young artist moulding her career against the mainstream methods of pop success.
Anyone outside of the teenage demographic will be left rather annoyed with The American Meme, not by Marcus’ talents but the talents within the documentary itself.
Whereas kids might dismiss Ralph Breaks the Internet’s flaws for an uplifting swirl of inconsequential sugary adventure, adults might be hard-pressed in their quest to find nutritional value.
Never thought much about Japanese pop idols? Then this disturbing yet insightful documentary, Tokyo Idols, from Kyoto Miyake definitely will.
Enid and Rebecca’s ironic appreciation of pop culture in Terry Zwigoff’s 2001 cult film hides an insightful look at young adulthood.
As a person who came of age in the 1980s, I was lucky enough to witness some incredible cultural, societal and artistic developments. The fall of the Berlin Wall, for example. Chernobyl.
As a society, recent events have left us more divided than ever. The people on one side of this socio-political argument are trying to undermine unrepresented voices in the culture by calling for a cry back to the “good old days” and using hateful rhetoric in order to get what they want. The other side are being labelled as mere “liberals” with a politically correct agenda that isn’t attuned to the desires of the majority of people.
Walking out of the theater after my opening night showing of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, I felt like I had received a warm hug for two hours. It was comforting to see a director perfectly capture the classic energy and hope of Star Wars for the first time in thirty years.
