-
Recent Posts
- ‘Broken Hearts Gallery’ an authentic offering for date nights that aren’t happening September 19, 2020
- Careening off the international tightrope of ‘Mulan’ September 6, 2020
- Don’t try to understand ‘Tenet,’ just feel it September 3, 2020
- Why ‘Tenet’ is coming out now September 3, 2020
- After two years to get the edit right, ‘New Mutants’ is a mess September 2, 2020
Archives
Meta
Tag Archives: Ku Klux Klan
Unpacking the hateful version of history at the 91st Academy Awards
In 1915, Epoch Producing Co. released what is widely considered to be the first epic film, though there is some pushback against that, Birth of a Nation. In the film, after chronicling the Civil War and the assassination of Abraham … Continue reading
Posted in White Noise
Tagged #birth of a nation, #django unchained, #donald trump, Black Klansman, Bohemian Rhapsody, Bryan Singer, Eat Shit Disney, Freddie Mercury, Green Book, Hays Code, John Ottman, John Ottman was complicit in Bryan Singer's abuse, Ku Klux Klan, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr, Remi Malek, revisionist history, Ronald Reagan was the fucking antichrist, The Last Samurai, very fine people on both sides, White Savior
Leave a comment
‘Live by Night’ is a joke, right?
After three weeks in a four-theater limited release intended to generate excitement but only achieving a tepid indifference, it’s finally going wide! Ben Affleck’s latest vanity picture, Oscar… maybe a pity nomination? Live by Night! Here’s the thing about the … Continue reading
Posted in Entropy
Tagged #Batman, #Ben Affleck, #quinten tarantino, Breakfast at Tiffany's-style racism, Butt shot, DCEU, Elle Fanning, Ku Klux Klan, Riff Track, sex object, side-dish sampler of sexist character arcs, Sienna Miller, the neon demon, traditional misogyny, Underworld: Blood Wars, Vanity picture, Zoe Saldana
1 Comment
Did Nate Parker really rape that woman, and how much does it matter to you?
Editor’s note — this subject matter calls for some form of coping mechanism. Mine is flippancy and course language. I’m fucking serious. If you continue to read this, it’ll ruin your night. Graphic content warning. *** The U.S. as a culture, from … Continue reading
