Posts Tagged ‘Jodie Turner-Smith’
Film Review – After Yang
Writer/director Kogonada’s After Yang (2022) is a film of subtle, moving power. Its effect doesn’t make itself known right away but washes over us like a dream. Adapted from Alexander Weinstein’s short story “Saying Goodbye to Yang,” Kogonada’s sci-fi tale explores loss, grief, memory, family, and the invisible ties…
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Film Review – Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse
Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse (2021) operates as a throwback action thriller. Its biggest weakness is that it plays too much as a throwback. Adapted from Clancy’s novel, the story exists in the same world of espionage as his other famous character, Jack Ryan. We’re brought right…
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Episode 64 – I Care a Lot
For this episode of the podcast, we review the Netflix crime film, I Care a Lot, and for our streaming homework, we discuss the 2019 release, Queen & Slim. We also ponder the canonization of our childhood pop-culture and weigh in on the latest movie…
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Film Review – Queen & Slim
Racism, police violence, societal prejudices, the disaffection and pressure of constantly living under scrutiny based on appearance, the simple wish to just be; these are all issues that African Americans live with on a constant basis. How to eke out any sort of normalcy or…
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