Emma, a girl just out of college is ousted from home by her parents, who consider her irresponsible. Andres is an unsuccessful musician who, being part of a powerful family, has trouble getting his father's approval. Both are a little lost and not knowing what to expect from life, but they know exactly what they do not want: let go of social expectations and never find their own way and identity.
When the world lost Chadwick Boseman on August 28, 2020, we all saw the impact of representation in film. Boseman was not only a Black superhero leading a Black cast in one of the most successful films in history; but his successes paved the way for more, long-overdue diversity in Hollywood.
How closely should film adaptations follow their source material? Let's take a deep dive into "Norma Rae", and find out.
Disney+'s The Falcon and the Winter Soldier is over, but that doesn’t mean discussion about it has stopped. One of the most controversial characters on the show that’s still stirring up discourse is John Walker. Many have debated his morality online: Is he a hero, a villain, an anti-hero?
When they’re young, they’re America’s darlings but, when they become teens and adolescents, they’re instantly perceived as harbingers of immorality. They’re Lindsay Lohan, Macaulay Culkin, Justin Bieber, and Britney Spears. But, despite what many media outlets, politicians, and the general public may think, they are human beings above anything else. The new Billie Eilish documentary, Billie Eilish: The World’s A Little Blurry, proves this — showing the trials, tribulations, and humanity when growing up with all the world’s eyes on you.
The newest in a long line of Cinderella adaptations, Amazon’s Cinderella (2021) prizes girlbossification above the very story it tries to adapt.
Highlighting the many ways in which AFF 2023 illustrated that the queer experience is not a monolithic one.
