'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.

La Nggai, a student who works part time as an online motorcycle taxi driver, one day falls in love with Nurmiati, a pediatrician student from a very rich family who really likes Mosonggi. Rizal, Nurmiati's father, gave La Nggai a challenge to make the most delicious Sinonggi for her when he found out that La Nggai didn't like and was traumatized by Sinonggi. In fact, it was a trick by Rizal who was trying to match Nurmiati with Sakka, a rich young businessman. Through the instructions of Aunt Hj. Rosalia, La Nggai and their friend Alam have to learn how to make the most delicious Sinonggi in the world through a Pue on a remote island. A tough struggle for love wrapped in culinary attractions and adventure.
Barry Jenkins' masterpiece holds up as the story of a lifetime centered on the intersection of Blackness and gay identity.
Cursed is based on Frank Miller’s graphic novel, and is a retelling of the Arthurian legend with a twist. Instead of King Arthur gaining Excalibur, a teenage sorceress named Nimue (Katherine Langford) does. Her people — the Fey — are being hunted down, and so Nimue will do whatever it takes to save them.
I was able to sit down and talk with up and coming producer and director Ryan Polomski who talked about his latest project Raymond Lewis: LA Legend. It's a documentary about basketball star Raymond Lewis and here is what I found out.
As noted in the headline, I didn’t like this movie. Not to say it’s the worst thing ever, but it’s just…meh. Nothing much to it. Very generic. No surprises. At the very least, the cast is diverse so I’ll give it that.
Although the budget was a dollar and a dream, Netflix's 'First Kill' managed to gain over 90 million viewing hours and a small cult following. So why was it canceled? Given the trends in series cancellations, it may have been because of the Black and queer protagonists.
“Ad Astra” is a film that possesses similar beats to sci-fi classics, falling into the realm of cinematic hypnotism, and pulling us in with its mysteriously intoxicating identity.