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The United States vs. Billie Holiday, Lee Daniels’ Exegesis of Strange Fruit – Film Review

“Southern trees bear a strange fruit Blood on the leaves and blood at the root Black bodies swinging in the southern breeze Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees” This is the first verse of the song Strange Fruit sung by Billie Holiday, that has become the true protagonist of Lee Daniel’s latest cinematic oeuvre….

Nomadland, An Ode To Fernweh – Film Review

What makes a place a home? This is the theme explored by filmmaker Chloé Zhao, in the drama she wrote and directed: Nomadland. The story portrays the life journey of Fern — majestically played by Frances McDormand — who lives a vagabond life, making a virtue of necessity. online pharmacy strattera over the counter with…

Judas and the Black Messiah Review

The news and social media offer all-too-frequent examples of the mistreatment of communities of color in America. The concept of systemic racism is finally being addressed, as people in power name it and refuse to let it continue to fester unchecked. Cell phones and the Internet have merely made what has been happening since the…