
At a 2012 pre-season high-school football party in Steubenville, Ohio, a young woman was raped by members of the beloved high school football team. The aftermath exposed an entire culture of complicity—and Roll Red Roll maps out the roles that peer pressure, denial, sports machismo, and social media each played in the tragedy.
I can say without question, that this is the first movie I’ve ever seen where art imitates life so much that I could 100% identify with it on a personal level. The predominately Black cast of characters are people with hopes, dreams, fears, and ambitions.
“Reboot” can be crass and has much room to improve, but with investments of time and care, could flower out of the seed of a vision.
This powerful story shines with poetic animation, an exploration of deeper truths, and the protagonist's complex search for identity.
In the shadow of towering film production companies lived dozens of grindhouses, genres, and low-budget films deemed too “unclean” for the modern film audience.
"Terrace House" improves on the standard reality TV format by affording its cast privacy, freedom, and respect.