Tag: Women’s Issues
Roxanne Roxanne Lays Bare the Burdens of Black Women
Roxanne Roxanne is a biopic documenting the rise of legendary teenage MC Lolita Shanté Gooden (Chanté Adams) who rose to prominence in the burgeoning rap scene in 1980s New York City as Roxanne Shanté. Shanté‘s foray into stardom…
Read More »The Post Hopes to Guide Us Toward Our Future Through Examination of Our Past
No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. – Matthew 6:24…
Read More »I, Tonya Challenges What You Think You Know In Its Portrayal of the Cycle of Abuse
“I was loved. I can’t describe how that felt.” I, Tonya is a biopic that delves into the life of infamous former figure skater Tonya Harding (Margot Robbie) from her upbringing in Portland, Oregon under the heavy-hand of…
Read More »Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri: The Great (but flawed) American Novel
After seven months of silence regarding the investigation into her daughter’s brutal murder, Mildred Hayes (Frances McDormand) rents three billboards alongside a road on the outskirts of the small, southern town of Ebbing, Missouri. The signs chastise police…
Read More »Lady Bird Examines the Tug and Pull of Mother-Daughter Relationships Amid Income Inequality
Lady Bird follows Christine “Lady Bird” McPherson (Saoirse Ronan) in early 2000s Sacramento as she prepares for college amidst her senior year of high school and journey to self-discovery as a teenager transitioning to young adulthood. Through an…
Read More »Battle of the Sexes is Timely and Entertaining
“Times change. You should know, you just changed them.” Battle of the Sexes brings to life the lead up to one of the most watched sporting events of all-time, the 1973 tennis match between Billie Jean King (Emma…
Read More »Professor Marston and the Wonder Women Examines the Taboos that Have Always Been
“We are a fantasy but we have to live in reality. And in this world, in these lives, love does not matter.” Professor Marston and the Wonder Women introduces us to Harvard psychologist and inventor Dr. William Moulton…
Read More »The Beguiled Hits All the Right Notes
The Beguiled finds Corporal John McBurney, Union soldier during the American Civil War, recovering in an all-girls seminary, after retreating into the Virginia forest during battle after suffering a severe leg injury. John is discovered by student Amy…
Read More »Hounds of Love Shines While Tackling Tough Subject Matter
Hounds of Love takes place in 1987, following serial killer couple John and Evelyn White (Stephen Curry and Emma Booth) in Perth, Australia. While searching for their next victim, they happen upon Vicki Maloney (Ashleigh Cummings), a high…
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Blockers Satisfyingly and Entertainingly Mixes Humor, Heart, and Social Commentary
************************This review contains mild spoilers**************************** Blockers is a story following the prom night and pending graduation of high school seniors Julie (Katherine Newton), Kayla (Geraldine Viswanathan), and Sam (Gideon Adlon). As the memorable night draws closer, the three…
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