Staff Picks: Inauguration Edition 2021
It’s almost the end of the first month of 2021, and just over a week since the U.S. saw a new president take office. In light of the occasion, some of us highlighted our favorite political films below!

Richard Quitevis -- better known to fans around the world as DJ QBert -- takes off on his first documented tour through Australia and Asia, bringing his unique brand of "scribbling" to the masses. Channeling a range of varied influences, from Miles Davis and Thelonius Monk to Jimi Hendrix, he performs with only a turntable/mixer hybrid called the QFO. The result is a sonic experience you won't soon forget.
It’s almost the end of the first month of 2021, and just over a week since the U.S. saw a new president take office. In light of the occasion, some of us highlighted our favorite political films below!
Eventually, “Hobbs and Shaw” introduces us to a Samoan community. Clearly, Johnson’s Samoan roots are on display. Quite frankly, I found this section of the film very intriguing. The “Fast and Furious” franchise has a solid track record in the diversity department
The movie is centered around the title character who goes on a Christmas adventure.
Mr. Malcolm's List is a pleasant promenade through a fantasy Regency-era England filled with people of color. For fans of Bridgerton, this is the PG version of the show, but with completely colorblind casting and a much lighter tone.
Barry Jenkins' masterpiece holds up as the story of a lifetime centered on the intersection of Blackness and gay identity.
'City of God' depicts the cylindrical cycle of violence that is forced upon the underprivileged.