"Waves" Goes the Wrong Direction in Racial Depiction, Despite Its Intent and Beauty
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A young professor travels to Budapest to locate a lost colleague. Once there, he gets tangled up in a supernatural mystery.
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Barry Jenkins' masterpiece holds up as the story of a lifetime centered on the intersection of Blackness and gay identity.
In a world where we hear ringers and beepers at every corner, technology feels inescapable. This is why technology is often an enemy in Digital J-horrors, like One Missed Call.
In a film where a Black couple is framed to be the lead characters, they still managed to get shuffled off to the sidelines. The enthusiastic cast delivers well on goofy bits- but can only go so far before they begin to fall flat.
Gay representation is out there, but to portray a character who's gay as a big, happy brute is a rare treat.
The Lego Movie achieves great humor and story with a combination of childish comedy, adult references, irony, and by subverting popular movie tropes.