Trapped inside a house in the middle of a zombie apocalypse, Joel wakes up as the first successful trial from the reversal of being a zombie. Stuck with his few friends, he experiences fragmented memories from the 1 side effect of the antidote: temporary memory loss. Upon this discovery Joel begins to learn more about his dark past and re-experience traumatic events.
Stand and Deliver is an inspirational classic from 1988 starring Edward James Olmos as Jaime Escalante, and his class of rag tag students in East Los Angeles. It’s the story of how a new teacher shows a motley group of students in the inner city with backgrounds as gang members, dishwashers, and mechanics — the power of self-determination. He teaches the teenagers to believe in themselves through algebra and calculus.
The Brazilian filmmaker Alexandre Alonso’s Hunter is a film with a lot of ideas, but with very little holding those ideas together.
Coverage from the Austin Film Festival, highlighting some panels and films that emphasized the importance of diverse and inclusive storytelling.
Despite the film’s efforts to reframe its heroine with modern complexity, a certain emotional distance lingers.
Masterful satire that shines a light on the struggles of Black creatives.
An excellent exploration of taking a joke too far.
