"CHICKENTOWN" is a film that follows a determined young woman in pursuit of justice after her sister’s tragic death. We meet Mitzi as she intentionally hitchhikes with Dodge, her prime suspect in her sister’s murder. Mitzi skillfully navigates through tense conversation, gathering confirming evidence that Dodge is the killer. Suspense builds as Mitzi inches closer to an inevitable confrontation. After a chaotic and unpredictable series of events, Mitzi faces a critical choice: Will she attempt to avenge her sister while risking falling to the same fate?
The “gay best friend”, an age-old trope, has been done in countless films and television series. Ranging from one-note (Sex and the City's Stanford and Mario) to nuanced (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt's Tituss), the gay best friend exists to support and advise the main protagonist, with their conflicts swept to the side.
Episode 3, entitled “Now in Color,” brings us to the 1970s — a decade full of vibrancy, color, and total mayhem.
Animation as a medium of storytelling can be thought to be open to all ages and as I hope my readings will reveal, they could be interpreted as transgender stories.
Here are some of our picks for inclusive Black love stories in film and media. We hope you enjoy these tender love stories and beautiful depictions.
I highly recommend Kill Bill: Volume 2. In classic Tarantino fashion, specific sections of the film are a tad too long, but overall, it’s a wonderful piece of escapist fiction.
Few movies deal with aging (particularly aging women) with as much compassion as Relic does. Yet it’s not sickly sweet and not a soapbox rant against ageism. Relic simply is, allowing the horror to seep in quietly and carefully.
