'Slanted': If You Can't Beat Them, Be Them
A dynamic journey of self-acceptance and identity.

While stocking the shelves at work late at night, Mike finds a mysterious tape that calls upon The Peanut Vendor.
A dynamic journey of self-acceptance and identity.
In all actuality, “Just Mercy” should be labeled a “wall punching narrative.” Constantly, the flick throws high forms of adversity our way, amping up our most inner levels of discomfort. Filmmaker Destin Daniel Cretton wonderfully paces the film in such a way that replicates the slow-burn nature of justice.
The film centers around two young women, Becca and Sam, who were once high school sweethearts until they reconnect in their town.
I suppose you could argue that the story wasn’t what Director James Cameron was aiming for, it was the visuals. The spectacle of it all was the point, and it certainly shows.
Presenting a bold and unapologetic narrative focused on strong Muslim female characters, the show beautifully incorporates punk rock as a feminist movement in their lives.