racism
We explore how Guillermo del Toro’s Oscar nominated period piece The Shape of Water accurately reflects the prejudices still held in contemporary American society.
Hazem Fahmy examines The Big Sick and its failure to dive into the complexities and challenges of hybrid, first-generation identity Muslim Americans.
Sidney Poitier paved the way for African American actors with a string of critically lauded roles in the late fifties and sixties. Here are some of his best performances, that remain influential to this day.
The Rape of Recy Taylor is essential and compelling, bringing female heroes of the American Civil Rights movement to the forefront.
Why are many critics giving the problematic Three Billboards a pass? Shawn offers his take and advocates for a focus on critical diversity.
Many films which emerged in 2017 were affected and received based on the cultural sentiment; here are a few examples.
Mudbound is a gorgeous and affecting film, regarding themes of racism and the after effects of war in 1950s Mississippi.
Suburbicon is a somewhat effective thriller that unfortunately squanders its potential at being a deeper film about racial tension.
Despite some flaws, Suburbicon is still a riot of a good time, poking fun at the inherent obscurity of the American Dream in a unique way.
How might a predominately white community wield its power to dismiss a black life? The documentary Strong Island offers unsettling answers.
Detroit to be an eye-opening, courageous piece of film whose subject manner is a timely reminder of our lack of societal change.
Arlin Golden spoke with THE FORCE director Peter Nicks about Oakland Police Department, and everything that’s wrong and right with American police.
Rat Film delves into the history of Baltimore’s city planning and the bigotry that has perpetrated on the African-American population.
More Than a Word discusses and explores the Washington football team’s controversial name, casting new light on a longstanding issue.
SHOT CALLER: A Terrifyingly Accurate Castigation Of White Supremacy
What Shot Caller lacks for, narratively, it makes up for in its complex character study guised as a prison drama, expertly exposing human nature’s animalism.