Ryōjoku: Komasu 

"Hustlers" returns power to groups that are traditionally deprived of it: women, the working class, and sex workers.

Praising Black representation and condemning the power structures that suppress it, a mother delivers an impassioned speech to her distant son.

We can criticize depictions from old media, but they weren’t simply “good for their time”. They were fighting and struggling in a world we can’t imagine.

I hope that more people will see Joyland, understand the situation, and eventually change themselves and society so we can have a more accommodating world where everyday tragedies like the one depicted in the film do not occur.

This is a movie that combines a ghost story, revenge tale, and serial killer obsession into a cinematic experience that uses your fears against you.

As one of the women said in the film, friendship in your teens is “as important as any lover” and it’s clear they lived that philosophy throughout their early adult lives as well.