There are few iconic comic book characters that carry the same symbolic weight as Captain America. The shield and star-striped suit are not just a weapon, a tool or an armor. They are a representation of hope, perseverance, respect, equality, and justice. For a long time, Steve Rogers was a person who stood behind and defended those ideas. But when Marvel
Read MoreThe Sundance Film Festival title, Omaha, touches on one of life’s greatest anxieties involving poverty. Since the pandemic, many of us have financial fears about the future. At the same time, we are living through one of the worst homeless crises in recent memory. Cole Webley directs a heartbreaking vision of a father on the brink of losing everything with nothing or nowhere to
Read MoreSally is what one would hope for from a Sundance Film Festival documentary. The festival is typically ripe with programming engaging in social commentary and highlighting diverse perspectives. And who better to highlight than the first female astronaut to adventure into space? The documentary is broad-sweeping in scope, discussing Sally Ride’s early life as a tennis player to becoming a NASA
Read MoreMiddletown sees documentarians Amanda McBaine and Jesse Moss return to another story about young people’s role in the future of politics and activism. While Girls State is a sufficient follow-up to the groundbreaking documentary Boys State, the second outing lacked the same energy despite the importance of the subject matter. Here, McBaine and Moss seem to be shifting gears, and instead
Read MoreThe Sundance Film Festival documentary Life After begins with a simple yet controversial question. Should a disabled individual or someone who is suffering have the right to die? Regarding the disability experience, finding stories about people who share my worldview is a priority. And to be honest, the question posed caused me unease. Discovering that documentarian Reid Davenport shared the same
Read MoreMotherhood is crazy. It is a wonderful, magical time in a woman’s life. But when a woman is reduced to a machine that just cooks, cleans, and watches after her children without any time for herself or anything to call her own, it can turn her into a real bitch. This happens quite literally in Rachel Yoder’s modern day fairy tale,
Read MoreSometimes, life doesn’t go the way we’ve planned it in our heads. For whatever reason, the reality of our situation doesn’t match what we’ve dreamed up. Perhaps you didn’t get the job promotion you’ve been vying for, or maybe your partner broke up with you when you were just about to propose. During these moments, escapism is sometimes the only coping
Read MoreThe Remarkable Life of Ibelin is the antidote to the dystopian view of technology that’s prevalent to day, and a loving tribute to a truly special man.
Read MoreRepresentation is important, especially in media. I think that is a fact that everyone can agree on. As a queer man, I want to see stories that are representative of me and my identity or those from my community. It’s for this reason alone that I was drawn so intensely to Heartstopper when I binged the first and second seasons last
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