‘Shaft’ (2019): The Father-Son Comedy That Cops Out
The 'Shaft' remake fails to capture Blaxpoitation's rebellious spirit.

In a wild landscape, Vera and Matteo live their first date of love. The girl's father surprises them and assaults the boy. At the end of a fierce fight, Matteo knocks down man. Vera asks the boy to take her to dance.
The 'Shaft' remake fails to capture Blaxpoitation's rebellious spirit.
We have a long way to go with LGBT representation in film, especially when it comes to LGBT characters of color and trans characters.
It’s fun, it’s energetic, but it’s also understated and vicarial. Zola is a modern black fairytale and future of black movies.
There’s been a longstanding criticism of sci-fi films about its lack of Black characters. For the past few years, Anthony Mackie has been successfully representing Black masculinity in the otherwise homogenous genre and I am here for it.
The tale of two friends spans three films and gives wonderful representation for young girls everywhere.