"The United States Vs. Billie Holiday" Dilutes Lady Day
An artistic approach to the impact of Billie Holiday’s “Strange Fruit”.

Inspired by the famous fairy tale Tấm Cám, this bloody horror reimagining follows Cám, the half-sister of Tấm, as she navigates a dark and twisted world filled with familiar yet terrifying new characters and elements, offering a fresh but hauntingly familiar experience for the audience.
An artistic approach to the impact of Billie Holiday’s “Strange Fruit”.
A young girl named Copi and her pet dog Xico travel into the mountain when they hear that something's not right.
Mona Fastvold’s nineteenth century lesbian romance is emotionally charged, restrained, and poetic without feeling forced.
Greta Garbo, a queer actress playing a real-life queer Queen is the best of both worlds.
The social issues The Half of it takes on are handled well, between the antagonization brought on to Ellie for her race and the conflict that arises from her being gay. Both aspects of her character are built up over the course of the film and don’t seem abrupt or rushed. The film shows racism towards Ellie and her and father in varying levels, from having her schoolmates specifically address her as "Chinese girl” to the fore mentioned way her Dad is treated due to language barriers. The same can be said about Ellie being a lesbian. While she never truly “comes out” in the narrative, that does not undermine her journey of self-discovery from being meaningful. These ideas aren’t thrust upon the viewer in a preachy manor, the scenarios that occur feel believable given the rural setting. The film presents watchers with problems whom those like Ellie may face, and leaves us to sit with them and reflect.
Acutely funny and always well-intentioned, Last Week Tonight has a lot of heart for a satirical-news program.