Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl (2009)

Based on a true story, this sports movie is centered around a college football player.

The Franke kids seemingly lived a normal life, until their mom met the infamous Jodi Hilderbrandt.

In the film adaptation, director Jon M. Chu turns each musical number into a massive show stopper, with grand set pieces and a wealth of diverse dancers. Yet, in this attempt to show reverence for the people of the Washington Heights barrio, Chu, or maybe more specifically those in charge of casting, left out a crucial part of the community, Afro-Latinos.

We're making today a perfect day for you, and for everyone.

This powerful story shines with poetic animation, an exploration of deeper truths, and the protagonist's complex search for identity.

I understood post-memory as passing down stories and images of one’s experiences that are not your own. For decades, rape has been depicted in cinema through a third-person perspective, leaving the viewer to observe rape; not to experience it.