The Enduring Beauty of “Persepolis”
This powerful story shines with poetic animation, an exploration of deeper truths, and the protagonist's complex search for identity.

Shorty J, only on the scene a few short years, has already proven himself a powerhouse on both film and in bed - here never more so, as he gets playful with the equally hardcore Pimp, teaches Markell a thing or two about what puts the word "hard" in hardcore, and even coaches one hell of a dynamic duo (Strom and new kid on the block Shiri) in the fine arts of how to make a brotha scream out loud. In eight tissue-grabbing scenes that have Shorty doing everything from playing Twister with his homies, to finding a new friend on tha streets of NYC, to discussing what turns him on tha most. This two-plus hour tribute to the young brotha who gives you more banging for your buck, shows what makes a legend a legend: the ability to not only endure, but get better and to always prove yourself tops (or bottoms) in your game.
This powerful story shines with poetic animation, an exploration of deeper truths, and the protagonist's complex search for identity.
In My Octopus Teacher, documentary filmmaker Craig Foster models healthy masculinity by showing us a trusting, gentle, and emotionally fulfilling bond with an octopus.
There’s been a longstanding criticism of sci-fi films about its lack of Black characters. For the past few years, Anthony Mackie has been successfully representing Black masculinity in the otherwise homogenous genre and I am here for it.
Cinderella has been adapted many times over, with the latest adaptation from Amazon sparking controversy over its girlboss agenda. But what of diversity? We rank some of the most popular adaptations for diversity.
When it comes the horror genre, I am VERY hard to please or impress, much less scare. Coming from a current mindset of appreciation for chilling, unsettling, tension-inducing efforts such as "Hereditary", "The Conjuring" (ONLY the first one to date, mind you), "Lights Out", "The Babadook", "Midsommar", "Talk To Me", "Oddity", "Bring Her Back", and the like
Disney’s Hunchback of Notre Dame is a unique film coming from the same studio that brought us The Little Mermaid and Aladdin. While it does have its silly moments to maintain Disney’s family-friendliness, it also carries themes that stick to audiences years after its release.