Incluvie – Better diversity in movies.
Identity in film through scores, reviews, and insights.

Incluvie – Better diversity in movies.
Explore identity in film through scores, reviews, and insights.

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Short Film Review “With Arms Raised” A car ride, conversation, what we’ve experienced, personal judgements, and what we resort to is explored with both enigmatic then striking impact

“And I think to myself….what a wonderful world”. Louis Armstrong sang about this notion via his classic 1967 song, an ode to witnessing elements of our life that should be but some reminders of exactly what that concluding line of each verse indicates. Now we see our contemporary realities and, just being honest, it makes a sentiment like this seem SO overtly far away….perhaps even impossible….to accept or believe could be. It sounds harsh, but again, so much of what is occurring speaks not to beauty, but bedlam.

Kirk Fernwood
February 10, 2026

Indie Film Review “Good Side of Bad” Mental health issues, coping with them, and the necessary awareness to help those affected once more takes center stage with relentless intensity and purpose

The shattering of what we strive to maintain as reality. It is certainly truthful to state that most, if not all, of us have experienced moments of genuine mental stress. Regardless of what might be the cause, the sheer unsettledness, the pressure that weighs upon us is a tangible force that CAN seem insurmountable. However, more often than not, this is only a temporary , one we can come through and simply move on from.

Kirk Fernwood
February 7, 2026

Short Film Review "Jamarcus Rose & Da 5 Bullet Holes" - Chasing ambitions, accepting guidance, finding brotherhood, and realizing the fragility of life

Over the last several years, I have had the privilege of being one of the critics having the opportunity to watch and review several films from writer/director/producer Marcellus Cox, whose efforts are never anything less but grounded, relevant, and steeped in unflinching glimpses illustrating the gripping, inspired, and ever-vacillating realms that make up the human condition.

Kirk Fernwood
February 5, 2026

Short Film Review “Take Me Home” Cognitive disability and the power of simply wishing to move forward on full display with stirring, awareness-raising soul

The power to function. As people, we are richly blessed to have the wide ranging scope of what we can accomplish…physically and mentally…that aid in everything we desire to strive for and, ideally, accomplish. However, what if someone was experiencing daily life with these elements….only in a more muted manner?

Kirk Fernwood
February 3, 2026

Mississippi Masala: A Romance that Interrogates Racism from Within and Without

Some people’s first introduction to Mira Nair might be as New York mayor Zohran Mamdani’s mom. But with her insightful direction of 1991’s Mississippi Masala, Nair shows how much she deserves to be known as an artist. Delivering a nuanced portrait of a romance between a Black man and an Indian woman living in the South, Nair explores the complications each character faces, giving both equal weight.

Andrea Kreidler
January 23, 2026