'Zola' is a Modern Black Fairytale
It’s fun, it’s energetic, but it’s also understated and vicarial. Zola is a modern black fairytale and future of black movies.

An experimental film made over the course of 8 years, filmed in Oregon, California, Scotland, and New York.
It’s fun, it’s energetic, but it’s also understated and vicarial. Zola is a modern black fairytale and future of black movies.
'Yuri!!! on Ice' turned queerbaiting on its head and gave me hope when I needed it the most.
Rip Tide is a coming-of-age film that teaches viewers about finding yourself and reconnecting with surroundings.
Taika Waititi and the cast of Thor: Love and Thunder have been hyping up the gayness of this movie, and while there are queer characters, it's not quite the representation we were hoping for.
Not only does the system prevent upward mobility, but it makes it incredibly easy to slide from comfortably middle class to unhoused.
Can a piece of bad representation truly be reclaimed? We Are Pat (2025) attempts to answer this question.