Well, folks, I did it. I operated a blog for an entire calendar year--and if you know anything about my work ethic, you'll know that that alone is cause for...
Last month marked the 25th anniversary of the release of House Party: the definitive early '90s African American teen comedy, starring pop-rappers Kid 'n Play and directed by Reginald Hudlin. So what better...
There's a scene early in Selma, Ava DuVernay's dramatization of the political struggles that led to the passing of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, which neatly encapsulates the film's ideological perspective on...
(Editor's Note: I don't and won't always do this, but I respect the fact that even I couldn't have been the last person to watch HBO's True Detective. So, please be warned that...
Editor's Note: This week has been a busy one on the academic front, so I've been lax in updating the ol' blog. But this week also saw the release of...
Editor's Note: Yeah, I already posted a Throwback Thursday piece today, but then I was reminded that Billy Wilder's classic film noir, Double Indemnity, is 70 years old today. As...