A young black woman, ready to leave boarding school, struggles with pressures to make changes to her identity for a job in the City. Dọlápọ̀’s hair, a resplendent afro, is the most striking thing about her appearance, and something she takes obvious pride in. Her school-friends, as we come to learn,
His low-key persona may not grab attention, but Paul Greengrass' virtuosic verve behind the camera has morphed mainstream cinema. With United 93 and The Bourne Trilogy, the unheralded director employed kinetic handheld framing to intensify his distinct zeitgeist titles. Greengrass' fresh persona changed action filmmaking forever, even though some
It’s only a couple of days until Christmas! And, while there was no Disney+ Talk article last week (due to being ill from a newly discovered allergy), that doesn’t mean the festivities stop! The next Christmas film that I’ve picked is a Disney+ Original film. This was one that was
This short film follows a band of young teens in England, searching for ways to get by and ways to kill time, wandering the countryside. One day, group member Trevor (Billy Ward) is kicked out of a store, presumably after an attempted theft. As Trevor returns to the group empty-handed,
Documentary “Queer Japan” from filmmaker Graham Kolbiens follows the life of LGBTQ artists, activists, and everyday people living in metro areas of Japan. As an outsider, when I pictured Japan, Tokyo in particular, I have always envisioned a westernized society. Neon lights, anime, and cutting edge fashion; maybe I was
