In a world that seems to be falling apart, poetry, empathy, and music remind us of the urgent need to understand one another. Through fado and the distinctive voice of its most famous singer, Carminho, a glimmer of hope emerges across the landscapes of a Japan once devastated by bombings. The film follows the Portuguese artist on tour across the country. Through concerts, backstage moments, hotel rooms, taxis, silences, and whispers, the film weaves together the world of fado and Japan’s cultural landscape.
The singer recounts the memories of writing and creating her record-breaking debut album and shares her feelings as a young woman navigating a specific time in her life.
Netflix’s Shadow and Bone has a complicated relationship with race. It has a diverse cast, but not without its problems. Based on Leigh Bardugo’s two book series, the show features characters from the Shadow and Bone trilogy, which is very straight and white, and the Six of Crows duology, which is much more diverse. When bringing together a cast and writing about these characters, the team behind the show expanded upon some of the representation missing from the first trilogy, then seemed to take away representation from the duology. Shadow and Bone seems to play a bit of a push and pull game when it comes to portraying diversity onscreen.
'Yuri!!! on Ice' turned queerbaiting on its head and gave me hope when I needed it the most.
The height of subversive horror cinema is Jennifer’s Body. No, I will never budge on that. Yes, Cabin in The Woods is funny, Scream is very well made, and the Scary Movie franchise is …. there. But nothing is quite as satisfying as watching the teenage succubus that is Jennifer Check rip apart boys. In the post #metoo era where the industry is far from changed, watching revenge flicks like these is probably one of the most cathartic experiences due to the slow-moving progress being made.
