Tag: Injustice

  • Loving

    Loving

    When I was reared in rural Indiana in the 1950’s, I never saw living (as opposed to pictures) people of color other than on those rare occasions my brothers, sisters, and I piled into our (usually beaten up) car and made the annual (or in a good year, semi-annual) trek into Fort Wayne (50 miles…

  • Birth of a Nation

    Birth of a Nation

    Few films arrive with as much controversy as Birth of a Nation. A promising run on the festival circuit (complete with a standing ovation at the Toronto Film Festival) gave way to scandal when disturbing details emerged about writer/director/star Nate Parker’s past. The movie is here now, but is it any good? Birth of a…

  • Do The Right Thing

    Do The Right Thing

    July was a difficult month for America. The shootings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile raised national debates about racism, police violence, and Black Lives Matter. The retaliatory shootings of police officers in Dallas and Baton Rouge ushered in new layers of fear and chaos. Our nation bled from open wounds, and we are still…

  • Traverse City Film Festival – Day Five

    Traverse City Film Festival – Day Five

    All good things must come to an end. After five jam-packed days, Ron is finished with the Traverse City Film Festival. Below is his final report and the links to the rest of his reviews. We hope you enjoyed Ron’s coverage of the festival! We’re already looking forward to next year… Day One Day Two…

  • Traverse City Film Festival – Day Three

    Traverse City Film Festival – Day Three

    He’s back! Ron is thoroughly enjoying himself at the Traverse City Film Festival. Here is his report from day three. Links to day one and two are below… Day One Day Two What a beautiful day at Traverse City with moderate temperatures and a wonderful, brisk breeze coming in off Grand Traverse Bay. However, the…

  • The True Cost

    The True Cost

    It was the only day of the year my eyes ever saw 4am when I was in high school: Black Friday. My cousin, visiting from out of town, and I would rouse ourselves before sunrise, pull on our jeans, slap leftover turkey into a sandwich, and drive to the mall near my grandparents house for…

  • Suffragette

    Suffragette

    Winston Churchill said “History is written by the victors” and while this is true, I will add “especially if the victors are white, educated, land-owning men.” Rarely are the mainstream historical accounts told by the victors, should they be women or people of a racial minority. While the story of Suffragette wasn’t entirely historical, I…

  • Children of Men

    Children of Men

    I never planned to review Alfonso Cuarón’s Children of Men. My hope was to review the new movie Son of Saul just in time to make sure the holidays didn’t get too cheery, but alas we here in Milwaukee have to wait until February to ruin our night. In the meantime a friend crashed at…

  • In the Name of the Father

    In the Name of the Father

    If you were to drive by one of my family’s gatherings you could look into the dirt driveway and see, affixed to several bumpers, a sticker that reads: “England Get Out of Ireland.” Although we have quite a bit of Irish Catholic blood in our veins, there is also a significant amount of English in…