'Moonlight': A Retrospective on Barry Jenkins' Masterpiece
Barry Jenkins' masterpiece holds up as the story of a lifetime centered on the intersection of Blackness and gay identity.

Stage version of "Umimachi diary", a story of a heartrending yet gentle family bond woven by sisters living in a town with a view of the sea; a fusion of theater and music. The eldest daughter, Sachi, is a steady person, the second daughter, Yoshino, who loves alcohol and is vulnerable to younger men, and the third daughter, Chika, who always goes at her own pace. The news of her father's death reaches the three people who lived in the Kamakura house left by her grandmother. And she will welcome a “half-sister” left by her father, who had been separated from her when she was young.
Barry Jenkins' masterpiece holds up as the story of a lifetime centered on the intersection of Blackness and gay identity.
She is being made to justify why she doesn’t believe he’s a feminist, instead of him having to justify his choice to claim he is one.
Set against the backdrop of the Jim Crow era, the film offers layered representation.
“It's not ghosts. It's not supernatural. It's... It's America. And it's everywhere.”
Word of mouth has been incredible, but the film's faults cannot be ignored.
This is a movie that combines a ghost story, revenge tale, and serial killer obsession into a cinematic experience that uses your fears against you.