All Hail The Queen of Basketball, May She Reign in Peace...and Win An Oscar
In less than 30 minutes, Proudfoot guides the viewer through a narrative that touches on American history, mind-health issues, race, and gender politics

A white man, yet forged in the samba de engraxate that had its main stronghold in downtown São Paulo, Germano Mathias became an icon of a musical style that mixed a lot of "malandragem" and poetry. We follow Germano as he recounts his life, journey, and brings us memories of a city that, while it no longer exists, is still hidden from our distracted gazes.
In less than 30 minutes, Proudfoot guides the viewer through a narrative that touches on American history, mind-health issues, race, and gender politics
This short film was an overall creative success.
Spiral could easily spawn new sequels and will most likely churn a decent profit. Is it a good Saw film? Absolutely. Could it have been revolutionary though? Also yes.
I can say without question, that this is the first movie I’ve ever seen where art imitates life so much that I could 100% identify with it on a personal level. The predominately Black cast of characters are people with hopes, dreams, fears, and ambitions.
Netflix takes some liberties in its portrayal of Madame CJ Walker, a trailblazing Black entrepreneur.