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Quick Film Diagnosis: Sixteen Candles

It might be time to relabel Sixteen Candles from an “iconic” film to one that serves as another cinematic baseline for progress.

80s movies, feminism, LGBT, Molly Ringwald, Race

Shawshank Redemption and the Fear of Hope

Hope, beyond that of mere expectation or anticipation of the future, but rather belief that such a future may include something good in light of a lack of evidence is often accompanied by understandable fear or apprehension. 

Box Office Flop, Classic, Drama, Hope, Inspirational, Morgan Freeman, Oscar, Prison, Resiliency, Shawshank, Stephen King

Quick Film Diagnosis: The Wailing

The Wailing easily establishes itself as one of the greatest horror movies of all time. 

Best Films, culture, foreign films, Greatest Endings, Halloween, horror, Myster, Religion, The Wailing, Thriller

Quick Film Diagnosis: Beyond the Lights

What happens when two people—whose identities as “stars” are defined by others rather than themselves—collide?

Drama, empowerment, fame, Gina Prince-Bythewood, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Hip-Hop, MGK, Music, Nate Parker, Nina Simone, Romance, sexism, stardom

The Immigrant: Debunking the Magic of the American Dream and Embracing the American Reality

America is a land of opportunity, but not equal opportunity.

Ethnicity, Foreign, Immigration, indie, James Gray, Joaquin Phoenix, Marion Cotillard, Weinstein

Quick Film Diagnosis: Hell or High Water

This is the poverty of places that are entirely forgotten, overlooked, or left behind. 

Ben Foster, Chris Pine, Drama, indie, Jeff Bridges, poverty, Taylor Sheridan, Texas, Western

Quick Film Diagnosis: Blue

Kieślowski’s film is about emotional liberty—the special kind that can only occur after empathy is forged through tragedy and trauma.

Binoche, Drama, Foreign, French, indie, Three Colors

Quick Film Diagnosis: White God

If anything, White God proves racism and classism exists everywhere in the world, but our perspectives on it are far from uniform.

Cannes, Puppy Justice, social justice

5 Free Digs at Harvey Weinstein Because of 2016, and Probably 2017

You’re welcome.

#Snark, Lion, Movies, Shakespeare in Love, The Founder, Titanic, TWC, Weinstein

PsychOfFilm Awards – 2017

Here are my personal awards for exceptional achievement in cinema this past year (2016). For what it’s worth.

AMPAS, Amy Adams, Arrival, Barry Jenkins, Ben Foster, Bradford Young, Captain America, Hidden Figures, Jeremy Renner, La La Land, Molly Shannon, Moonlight, Octavia Spencer, Oscars, Swiss Army Man, The Lobster, The Witch, Viggo, Villeneuve, Viola Davis

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