“A Year Without Sundays:” remaking Cuban society through literacy campaign
A modern day activist for social change often dreams of that day when all the hard work of struggle comes to fruition . . .
"The Green Inferno" is new low in racist film making
Filmmaker Eli Roth, who specializes in the horror genre, has no problem time traveling in the wrong direction.
New book celebrates the centennial of jazz great Billy Strayhorn
"Strayhorn: An Illustrated Life" is a welcome addition for anyone interested in jazz, civil rights, or photography.
“Mediterranea": Europe’s embattled migrants on film
"Mediterranea" succeeds in putting the stateless, the homeless, and the wretched of the Earth in the limelight they deserve.
Spike Lee’s "Chiraq" spotlights Chicago gun violence
"Chiraq" is described as exploring the epidemic of gun violence on the South Side of Chicago, and black-on-black violence.
“Embrace of the Serpent”: Odyssey into Amazonian "heart of darkness”
Inter-species interaction between outer space aliens and human beings has long been a staple of the science fiction genre.
