True crime media is notoriously obsessed with the “missing white woman” trope, and yet the vast majority of American murder victims are male, and well over half are people of color.
Hulu continues its Summer releases with The Princess. This film follows the princess (yes, she is unnamed) as she attempts to escape her tower, refusing to be wed to a cruel man vying for the throne. Action-packed and snarky, this is a decently fun film if you need a fighting fix.
Of the 28 total films I watched, just six of them were queer or featured queer characters in some way.
The one-way journey went to the desert that refused to offer an answer or a transcendence.
Two movies that do a fantastic job in conveying the ongoing struggle for racial justice are Selma (2014) and Just Mercy (2019).
That gut-wrenching feeling you have while watching it is okay but needed, and you, the viewer, will be okay.
