Tag: movie review
Movie review: Hidden Figures
A movie about the role black women played in NASA's rocket programs in the 60s brings home some important lessons for students everywhere.
Gun violence still rising in PG-13 films
The amount of gun violence in PG-13 movies has gone up over the last 30 years, compared to that in R-rated movies, which has remained relatively constant.
Movie review: The Edge of Seventeen
The nuances of the relationships in this high school coming of age movie take the genre to a new level: it's sensitive, loving, and true.
Movie review: Queen of Katwe
The movie about a girl who rises to the top of the chess scene in Uganda and discovers the power of her mind is a rewarding thing to watch.
Urban youth produce film on anxiety, depression
A group of teens produced a movie based on surveys of a major concern among their peers: anxiety and depression.
Movie review: Florence Foster Jenkins
Fitting in the current presidential election cycle, a hilarious movie starring Meryl Streep is about an arts patron who couldn't sing a note.
Movie review: Hillary’s America
We review, with very low marks, the latest propaganda movie about Hillary Clinton, who is in line to become the 1st female president.
Movie review: Race
For a college athlete, there "ain't no black or white; there's only fast or slow." Juxtapose Nazi Germany with black American, Jesse Owens, and a movie happens.
Movie review: Caged No More
We give the movie low marks for quality, high marks for calling attention to human trafficking and the sex trade, which touches the US in many ways.
Movie review: Yellow Day
A Christian telling of a great story out of Alabama confuses the message of service to our fellow human being. Too bad.