Opportunities and relationships don’t always present themselves at the right time. Someone can go about living for years and never find a partner, only to stumble upon multiple options at precisely the same moment. Having to choose between two – or more – prospective partners can be difficult, and it’s made even more complicated when…
The salacious, tumultuous marriage between Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee possessed all the fascinating qualities that instantly turned it into highly publicized tabloid fodder in the mid-1990s. Like many of the other major pop culture events of the decade, the public is nostalgically embracing the rise and fall of the union between the Baywatch actress…
Mounting a campaign against a powerful regime in any environment can be a challenge. But when the reason for action is because of widespread corruption, it’s a battle that may be impossible to win since the other side will be willing to take any and all necessary action, regardless of its legality. The current state…
Longtime journalists-turned-directors Julie Ha and Eugene Yi capture a sensitive and unique moment in Asian American history. At this year’s Sundance Film Festival, they debuted “Free Chol Soo Lee” — their recent documentary feature — which shed a new light on the story of Korean immigrant Chol Soo Lee, whose life was brutalized by America’s…
When a filmmaker comes out with an acclaimed work that marks their breakthrough, it’s worth paying attention to what comes next. Cooper Raiff delivered S#!&house, a story of a college freshman who spends a night with his RA, at the 2020 SXSW Film Festival, taking home the grand jury prize. Raiff returns with Cha Cha…
Self-expression can be a difficult thing when society has so much to say about who and what people are supposed to be. It would be considerably easier to navigate this world without preconceived notions about when important milestones should occur, if they should at all, and without constructs like gender and other defining characteristics. Unfortunately,…
While modern civilization has evolved in certain respects, it is still horrifying and disturbing to see how people continue to be led to believe that they occupy a particular rank or place where they must do what is asked or expected of them. Too often, young individuals – and individuals of any age – are…
Around 5 minutes into Sharp Stick 26 year old Sarah Jo (Kristine Froseth) goes to put a “pre-eviction” note on the door of a tenant her mother is about to evict from the apartment complex they run. Or, so it seems it is an apartment complex. They refer to him as the tenant in 1-A, but…
The fight for abortion rights in the United States has been an uphill battle, and it is frequently pointed out that those making the decisions about what women can and cannot do with their bodies are almost always men. The irony of that is sadly lost on most, and, especially those who claim to value…
A favorite talking point of mine is that too many people confuse lust for love. Good Luck To You, Leo Grande (which from this point further will be mentioned simple as Good Luck… for brevities sake) in no way connects to this idea. But, in a similar vein, it looks at intimacy in a way that breaks it…
Getting an abortion at this current moment can be a difficult thing even for those with excellent access to healthcare and abundant resources. Throughout history, it has mostly been an incredibly arduous and potentially life-threatening endeavor, one that held grave penalties for those who both were and were not successfully able to obtain an illegal…
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