Tag: Diverse
What Doesn’t Kill Us Reminds Us of the Power of Satire
Often times, absurdity best underscores a point. Satire has long played an integral part in helping us to analyze the world around us and make sense of the issues that plague our society. One such film uses America’s…
Read More »Poverty and Family’s Complications Come into View in Take Out Girl
“They say innovation was born of desperation.” “They were poor too, huh?” The struggles of immigrant families are at once well known and oft-overlooked. The pressures that first and second generation Americans feel to help their families overcome…
Read More »Arkansas Documents the Cyclical Nature of the Drug Trade
“What goes up, must come down.” “How you get them is how you lose them.” These two idioms are some of the most popular phrases that outline the laws of what bind human beings and not only our…
Read More »You Know You Can See Me: The Invisible Man Calls Society to Account on Domestic Abuse
“Believe Women” has become a trendy phrase in online progressive and feminist circles during the #MeToo era, with the fallout of not taking women at their word about their experiences ranging from medical malpractice to a loss of…
Read More »Birds of Prey Uses Visual Flair and Great Performance to Deliver a Fun Time at the Movies
Breaking up is hard to do. After leaving a long-term relationship, forging a new identity separate and apart from a former partner can be daunting and tough to manage. For women, social constructs that often say her worth…
Read More »The Wave Provides a Kaleidoscopic View of Karmic Balance
“What goes around comes around.” “Karma’s a bitch.” Just a couple of quotes that people bandy about in the hopes of motivating people to treat one another with more kindness and consideration. But is there such a thing…
Read More »Uncut Gems is the Latest Thrilling Entry in the Safdie Brothers Gritty NYC Universe
New York City is known for many things. Being the “City that Never Sleeps”, home to various cultures and people from around the world. But its hustle and bustle may be its most enduring feature, still known around…
Read More »The Rise of Skywalker Attempts to Use the Past to Make Us Forget the Past
“Always two there are; a master and an apprentice.” This established rule of the Sith order powered the dark side Force users for millennia until they destroyed both the Jedi order and the New Republic, taking over the…
Read More »Knives Out is a Thrilling and Unpredictable Modern Murder Mystery in Terms of Style AND Substance
Everyone loves a good whodunit. From Murder on the Orient Express to Clue, allowing an audience to piece together clues and draw their own conclusions creates a fun time at the movies that help in creating a communal,…
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Don’t Wake Me, I’m Dreamin’: The High Note Sings a Song of Aspirations
Clawing one’s way toward a dream will involve overcoming many obstacles along the way. These impediments may be further complicated by some of the challenges often thrown at people due to their sex, race, gender, socioeconomic status, or…
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