
The dangers of the dread venereal disease syphilis are depicted in this earnest drama from the 1940s. The story centers upon an intrepid health commissioner who is out to get rid of the tawdry hookers responsible for spreading the disease.
The film reminds us to remember the people who had the courage and dignity that had made the world better, even when the memory was absent.
Barry Jenkins' masterpiece holds up as the story of a lifetime centered on the intersection of Blackness and gay identity.
Ripley is a great character because she serves two distinct, but rewarding, purposes in the original film and the sequel.
Telling a story about the French and Indian Wars from the perspective of the British prioritizes the perspective of the colonizers.
Cord Jefferson's hilarious and thought-provoking film continues a long-standing cinematic tradition, expanding the conversation around the impact of systemic racism in today's media.