Hamda, a widow whose husband had left her somewhere, struggled to support herself and her only daughter, Fatimah. The life of the mother and child is marginalized by other villagers, because Hamda works as a prostitute. Hamda is often cornered into a completely wrong position at the request of his son: the Holy Qur'an, mukena, prayer rugs, and Islamic religious textbooks.
One Night in Miami... did not frame the racism and bigotry as something that could be solved by quality time spent between individuals. Instead, it featured four different legends of Black History together in one room disagreeing for about 2/3 of the film.
A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night, though its feminism may be unintentional, cannot exist without its focus on women reclaiming power. The movie is feminist by definition, even if Amirpour didn’t write it with that in mind. A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night is mesmerizing, poetic, and stunning, both for its portrayal of feminist ideas and its powerful story that is both horrific and subtly romantic at once.
This Japanese Anime movie is about Kanna, a young girl who sets on a quest across Japan to discover her true identity.
Word of mouth has been incredible, but the film's faults cannot be ignored.
Based on the best-selling novel by Angie Thomas and a maxim of the late Tupac Shakur.
Ever heard of the bad boy type? The type of man who's sexy yet broody, or the type of man who’s dangerous but has a sensitive side? It’s a well-known stereotype that women are attracted to villains. The question is: why are we?
