Master: The Horror of Deceptive Racial Politics in Academia
“It's not ghosts. It's not supernatural. It's... It's America. And it's everywhere.”

Young couple Anya and Kostya are celebrating the New Year 2020. Anya works in an infectious diseases hospital, Kostya is unemployed. Kostya dreams of going to work either abroad or on a shift and taking his beloved with him. But all plans are ruined by the new coronavirus pandemic. As a result of the lockdown, Anya finds herself isolated at work in the hospital, and Kostya witnesses incredible events unfolding against the backdrop of the epidemic: masks, isolation, fears, illness and death of loved ones. The forced separation of a young couple becomes a big ordeal that lasts for a year.
“It's not ghosts. It's not supernatural. It's... It's America. And it's everywhere.”
Nick Rowland’s She Rides Shotgun is a blistering, blood-soaked road thriller that doubles as a bruised love story between a haunted ex-con (a career-best Taron Egerton) and the daughter he barely knows (astonishing newcomer Ana Sophia Heger). Fueled by white-knuckle chases, razor-tense shootouts, and quiet moments of aching tenderness, the film captures both the terror and fragile beauty of survival. It’s gritty, heartbreaking, and unforgettable—a father-daughter odyssey destined to leave audiences shaken.
There were too many irrelevant parts that could have been shortened, and too many characters that didn't advance the plot. Either way, some things didn't add up. This was just another played out plot with little, if any, originality in it. By the end of the film, I wasn't happy that she finally got her freedom, I was happy that it was finally over.
At first glance, one wouldn't think John Carpenter's cult classic would be a thematic double-billing - or that Free Guy would be worthy of being mentioned in the same sentence as They Live - but the two films of vastly different genres have more similarities upon further examination.
Trigger Warning with Killer Mike, a part of Netflix's Black Lives Matter Collection, features different social experiments showcasing the larger state of race relations in our society.