racism

MARISOL: An American Nightmare
MARISOL: An American Nightmare

There are a lot of movies that like to take on public issues silently, hiding them in the background. Marisol is not one of those films.

Toronto International Film Festival 2023: UPROAR
Toronto International Film Festival 2023: UPROAR

Uproar, directed by Hamish Bennett and Paul Middleditch and written by Hamish Bennett, and Sonia…

Sundance Film Festival 2020: GOD'S COUNTRY
Sundance Film Festival 2022: GOD’S COUNTRY

With God’s Country, director Julian Higgins takes an introspective dive into the underbelly of humanity’s darker instincts.

LFF 2021: THE NEUTRAL GROUND: The Daily Show-Style Documentary On Confederate Legacy
LFF 2021: THE NEUTRAL GROUND: The Daily Show-Style Documentary On Confederate Legacy

CJ Hunt’s The Neutral Ground explores the political opposition and the debate surrounding Confederate statues across the US.

SHADOWS: A Ship In A Bottle
SHADOWS: A Ship In A Bottle

Shadows is a snapshot of a long gone period, embracing the brash and unfiltered attitude of its era by refusing to omit its mistakes.

LOVECRAFT COUNTRY Season 1: An Epic & Terrifying Horror Of American Racist History
LOVECRAFT COUNTRY Season 1: An Epic & Terrifying Horror Of American Racist History

Lovecraft Country is a knockout of a show, and one that is epic, terrifying, and relevant altogether.

BABYLON: A Hidden Gem
BABYLON: A Hidden Gem

Director Franco Rosso’s film Babylon is a hidden gem when it comes to authentic explorations of institutional racism and the immigrant experience.

"There’s A Real Dearth Of Three-Dimensional Muslim Characters In Western Cinema": Interview With Mark Jackson, Director Of THIS TEACHER
“There’s A Real Dearth Of Three-Dimensional Muslim Characters In Western Cinema”: Interview With Mark Jackson, Director Of THIS TEACHER

Musanna Ahmed spoke with director Mark Jackson about his film This Teacher, co-writer Dana Thompson and star Hafsia Herzi, and more!

THIS TEACHER: A Lesson On How To Make A Great Character
THIS TEACHER: A Lesson On How To Make A Great Character

This Teacher isn’t a commercial film in its treatment of character, theme and aesthetic. But it’s one that deserves a mainstream audience.

HOW FAR IS HOME: Welcoming School In An Unwelcoming Country
HOW FAR IS HOME: Welcoming School In An Unwelcoming Country

How Far Is Home is a well-made documentary short film with good food for thought that doesn’t quite stick the landing.

BURDEN: An Unwieldy Load
BURDEN: An Unwieldy Load

Burden’s misfires are too numerous to hit on any sort of reality, making it a frothy and less than ambitious piece of entertainment.

SXSW 2020: CODED BIAS
SXSW 2020 Review: CODED BIAS

Coded Bias makes its primary focus on a the bias of facial recognition and the abuse that technology poses both currently and in the future.

How THE WOLFMAN (2010) Breaks Down The Corrosive Ideology Of Its Predecessor
How THE WOLFMAN (2010) Breaks Down The Corrosive Ideology Of Its Predecessor

Not only does 2010’s The Wolfman show us Sir John Talbot in a new, critical light, it reveals a corrosive ideology underneath a great, genre-defining film.

Berlinale 2020: FIRST COW
Berlinale 2020: FIRST COW

While Reichardt seems to be well intentioned here, First Cow falters by being frustratingly empty in both its delivery and narrative focus.

Queerly Ever After #19: MY BEAUTIFUL LAUNDRETTE (1985)

Not only is My Beautiful Laundrette a brilliant take on star-crossed lovers, it doesn’t take the twists and turns you’d expect a story like this to take.