Delila Vallot Humanizes Plight of Homelessness in “Mighty Ground”
Homelessness is a major problem in American society. It’s a predicament that in this writer’s opinion, doesn’t have to exist. Due to the rampant greed…
Film
“Dreams of a Life”: The Complicated Life of Joyce Carol Vincent
Some time ago I came across a “semi-documentary”, written and directed by English filmmaker Carol Morley, called Dreams of a Life. The haunting and speculative 2011 film…
Deconstructing (Quentin Tarantino) Django Unchained
I always tell students in my film courses to understand the creator of a piece of work before they delve into the work itself. Holding…
Django Unchained: No Thanks, I’ll Pass
Hollywood has again deigned to allocate space for a movie set during slavery to be disseminated for public consumption. It has debuted to mostly positive…