13TH – Review Calum Baker October 15, 2016 Reviews The synopsis of 13TH almost implied a filmed immersion into correctional facilities, but Ava DuVernay, thank goodness, isn’t interested in a small cast of subjective case files; what we have here is an...
Removing the Whitewash: A New Academy? Kambole Campbell July 13, 2016 Analysis, Features, Opinion On June 29th, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences made one of the biggest changes in its history, inviting nearly 700 new members in an attempt to diversify a membership that was increasingly...
Selma, Bond and Race: Examining Hollywood’s “Invisible White Men” Madeline Joint March 1, 2015 Analysis, Close-Up, Features 1 Comment The Oscars: a night to celebrate the film industry’s “best and whitest.” Thanks Neil Patrick Harris, you hit the nail on the head - but frankly the issue deserves a little more than a cheap pun....
Selma – Review Danielle Davenport February 3, 2015 Reviews 3 Comments There is much to recommend Selma besides the lure of Martin Luther King. It is creative and well told; never indolent and always interesting; grandiose yet intimate. DuVernay - through a wonderfully slender...
Golden Globes 2015 Results David Brake January 12, 2015 Analysis, Features, One Off The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has spoken! The Golden Globes 2015 results are in and there's a strong selection of winners. Richard Linklater's tremendous Boyhood scooped Best Motion Picture - Drama...
