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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.
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February 13, 2020

BORTLES!

Why Jason Mendoza Is My Favorite Character in “The Good Place” SPOILERS AHEAD I also should apologize ahead-of-time for the inordinate amount of fangirling. Growing..
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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..
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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..
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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..
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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..
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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,..
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January 29, 2017

Film Review: Hidden Figures (2016)

Based on the widely acclaimed book of the same name by Margot Lee Shetterly, Hidden Figures (2016) tells the story of three brilliant female African-American mathematicians—Katherine Johnson..
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March 10, 2016

Understanding Dramatic Structure: “La Jetée” by Chris Marker (1962)

Notes: Thinking About Dramatic Structure When it comes to thinking about the dramatic structure of a story, Aristotle nailed it: “A whole is what has..
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February 17, 2015

Game of Thrones: Facts and Fantasy

This post was written by Musarrat Rahman, who wanted to share her passion and knowledge about the award-winning HBO television series.  Have you ever wondered..
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January 27, 2015

Hindsight: Look Deeply At Life As It Is

I started watching the first three of episodes of the new VH1 original series Hindsight on demand with Time Warner Cable. It’s a romantic comedy set in..
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