The Burden of History and the Phenomenal Women of “Miss Juneteenth”
A complex, realistic, and loving mother-daughter relationship is at the heart of this story about Black pageants and the fight for a better future.

Already in its third generation of queens, the current female reign of "Thirteen of May", commanded by Isabel Casimira, is only a reflection of the diverse territories of Minas Gerais that began their hierarchical expansion through the domination of Queen Nzinga, an important figure in the resistance against the Portuguese domain in Africa in the 17th century.
A complex, realistic, and loving mother-daughter relationship is at the heart of this story about Black pageants and the fight for a better future.
Writing great villains is about striking a balance between charming and evil, so we love them but also love to see them lose.
Slip on your favorite dungarees and spend the day on the east coast of New Zealand before the 90s.
Ditch the lube and get to the point in the raw, honest, cheeky dramedy written and directed by Mark Schwab.
These confines won’t really encourage you to read the film as a metaphor for the nerve-inducing experience we’ve all been through over the last year, however — and in the interest of maintaining your dignity, you probably shouldn’t. While the sociopolitical commentary may have worked for the similarly-themed Buried (2010), in which we find Ryan Reynolds on his own buried alive in the Middle East, but this futuristic take on the premise is best left as a piece of distracting entertainment. Nevertheless, the atmosphere is no less suffocating, literally and dramatically.
The Last Duel is about rape. Although the film delves into rape culture in medieval Europe, there are many striking similarities to modern rape culture.