Tag: Romance

Promising Young Woman Inventively Tackles the Nuances of Rape Culture

Our society’s treatment of women has been one of the topics of conversation for a few years now. Addressing rape culture, the pervasiveness and normalization of sexual assault due to societal attitudes about gender and sexuality, has been…

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Middleburg Film Festival: Sylvie’s Love is a Tender Love Story with a Touch of Social Commentary

“Ya know, most people don’t find that kind of love, even for a summer. It’s extraordinary.” Sometimes love isn’t enough. Our feelings for another person may be strong and genuine, but circumstances beyond our control make love affairs…

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Ammonite’s Stellar Performances Not Enough to Save It

Often times, love affairs begin when two people find solace each other from tough circumstances. A human refuge away from whatever struggles we’re facing, an empathetic ear that can relate to the pain we’ve been through and the…

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On The Rocks: Fathers Be Good to Your Daughters

They say that the first person of the opposite sex that we ever fall in love with is our opposite sex parent. The example they set and our relationship with them will determine our own romantic entanglements for…

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Rebecca: On the Constraints of Devotion, the Past, and Class

“To love is to let go.” “You can’t steal second base and keep your foot on first.” These phrases allude to the fact that part of making progress is freeing oneself from the burdens of the past. Life…

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I’m Thinking of Ending Things is Surrealist Fever Dream

Our pasts often shape our present, creating either obstacles for us to overcome, or helping to create a clear vision of what we’d like to do or like to avoid. When entering into a relationship with a new…

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Made in Italy, Made Before

Grief can be a funny thing. Often times, those who carry it can appear normal on the outside, going about life as if nothing’s wrong. But just beneath the surface, the inability to move past trauma can have…

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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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Uncorked Tells an Authentic Tale of Black Dreamers

They say that dreamers inherit the Earth. That their visionary spirits determine all of our futures and creates worlds for us that we didn’t know were possible. But the journey to that glorious tomorrow is often paved through…

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I Will Make You Mine Shows Love is Anything but Black and White

“I’m trying to let you go. What do I know? You left me with all of your things. What will this bring?” Where is the line between love and infatuation? Merriam-Webster defines infatuation as “strong and unreasoning attachment”…

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