What we may suppress when we eye-roll at an unruly 12-year-old, Cuesta remembers with a tangible empathy.
Quick Film Diagnosis: Dope
For any white person to watch this movie through a lens of colorblindness is to miss much of the deeper meaning of the film.
Quick Film Diagnosis: Almost Famous
What is it about music that makes it capable of creating instant harmony between people?
Quick Film Diagnosis: Babette’s Feast
Babette has ovaries, and she’s fucking tough as nails.
Quick Film Diagnosis: Compliance
It’s hard for almost everyone to defy authority–no matter the consequences–when the conditions are right.
Quick Film Diagnosis: The Hurt Locker
If “war is a drug,” what are these men self-medicating for?
Quick Film Diagnosis: Two Days, One Night
Everyone likely wants to believe that they would do the “right thing” based on the simple principle of human fairness
We Can’t Blame Zack Snyder for Everything
Warner Brothers’ “grand superhero movie plan” exhibits all the ambition of Marvel without any of the strategy.
Zootopia: Racism Through the Eye of the White Beholder
Despite its virtues, Zootopia largely fails to practice what it preaches.
American Sniper: When Films Use Fear and “The Great White Hero” to Divide Diverse Audiences
It’s been a while since Clint Eastwood’s American Sniper rode the outrage waves, but as a cautionary preface to this…
