'Moonlight': A Retrospective on Barry Jenkins' Masterpiece
Barry Jenkins' masterpiece holds up as the story of a lifetime centered on the intersection of Blackness and gay identity.

The Who at Cidade do Rock, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on September 23, 2017. Setlist: I Can't Explain / Substitute / Who Are You / The Kids Are Alright / I Can See for Miles / My Generation / Bargain / Behind Blue Eyes / Join Together / You Better You Bet / I'm One / 5:15 / Love, Reign O'er Me / Amazing Journey / Sparks / Pinball Wizard / See Me, Feel Me / Baba O'Riley / Won't Get Fooled Again
Barry Jenkins' masterpiece holds up as the story of a lifetime centered on the intersection of Blackness and gay identity.
With a quirky outline, Project Hail Mary stays within the bounds of human language and imperial fantasy.
'An American Werewolf in London' possesses a possible queer reading in the way it envisions a heterosexual romance being undone by the presence of a creature who embodies self-contentment in the face of social alienation.
The cultural insensitivity of 'Slumberland' is discreet, and can be easily overlooked in CGI extravaganza.
Initially feeling like a passionate group having a bit of harmless fun with filmmaking, it leads to something sinister enough to leave a mark.
While the director didn't set out to make a feminist film, "A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night" reads as a reclamation of female power in a patriarchal society.