Lonesome Luke Leans to the Literary (1916)

I hadn’t heard of it either until recently—and yet, it’s one of the highest grossing movies of all time.

The second entry of the Five Nights at Freddy’s series released recently, garnering very divisive reviews amongst both fans and critics.

This short film was an overall creative success.

This is a list of seven films that explore police brutality and systemic racism made by Black filmmakers. These are important movies to watch and to take in, as — through the power of cinema — they showcase what it feels like to be a Black person living in a country that is internally designed to be against you.

Portraying how easy it is to be an ally heavily benefits the majority audience. The more we encourage it, normalize it, and give people the tools to become one, the sooner we can co-exist peacefully.

Despite everything it was capable of, all of these poor choices strung together amount to nothing more than a counter-productive film.