“Day Trader”: wickedly clever play critiques capitalism
Day Trader is sort of Sunset Blvd. meets Body Heat meets Wall Street, a modern morality play that will keep audiences on the edges of their seats.
"We3": Pro-animal comic book turns 10
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the publication of We3, a masterful comic book miniseries that considers human exploitation of animals.
"The Wolf of Wall Street": "Mean Streets" director does "Ugly Street"
It's an ugly, unforgivable movie of shameful practices and sociopathic tendencies. How else, of course, would you make a movie about Wall Street finance?
Black-themed films lead Progie nominations
Riding a wave of black-themed films, movies about slavery, apartheid, and police repression dominate this year's nominations for best progressive films.
"American Hustle" is not a masterpiece, it's just a lot of fun
"American Hustle" isn't an art experience; it isn't a universal story and it won't change your life or your attitude. It's only what movies are made to be: fun.
“Negro Comrades of the Crown” should be required reading
Horne focuses on the reactionary nature of U.S. slavery and racism, and demonstrates the vanguard role of African Americans in the struggle for freedom.
“Opposing Jim Crow”: How African Americans helped shape Soviet antiracism
"Opposing Jim Crow: African Americans and the Soviet Indictment of U.S. Racism, 1928-1937" critically investigates what she calls "Soviet antiracism."
“1913 Massacre”: Great movie about Michigan tragedy
1913 Massacre is a touching documentary that revisits the tragic events that took place in the copper mining town of Calumet in the northern tip of Michigan on Christmas Eve 1913.
“Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom” is stunning must-see
"Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom" is visually stunning, unfolding professionally within a familiar bio-pic template.
American Latino Museum could be “beacon for the planet”
The Smithsonian National American Latino Museum, already 20 years in the planning, will be a reality some day, but no one can say when.
