Jasmine Kabera | Verge of Verse

June 19, 2020

20 Films I Love: A Celebration of Black Lives and Filmmakers From The Last Decade

I’ve curated a list of 20 films about black lives dear to my heart, in various genres including horror, animation, science fiction, and romance. I made the list in the hopes that I could expose others to amazing, unique, films about black lives that aren't trauma porn.

October 25, 2019

The Ballad of Arthur Fleck

A Film Critique of "Joker" I loved the simplicity of Joker (2019) and its ability to make something small feel big. The set design and..

June 18, 2018

20 Years Later: ‘Happiness’ Revisited

The Cult Classic Everyone Should See The banality of happiness—the state of being happy—is a unique cultural obsession shared by middle-class white Americans. Director Todd..

April 6, 2018

A Charmed Life

Film Review of "Paterson"In Paterson (2016), director Jim Jarmusch mixes the right amount of quiet humor, the mundane, and what can only be described as..

March 16, 2018

Why are they making Avatar Sequels?

The love of money is the root of all evil so we have to suffer through four Avatar sequels. Remember Avatar (2009)? If you were around..

June 28, 2017

The Witness

"I Am Not Your Negro" — A Film Review by Jasmine Kabera Director Raoul Peck brings us I Am Not Your Negro: a prophetic, emotional,..