It’s Black History Month and we’re hoping to kick off a month of great articles and reviews celebrating Black culture in film, and pop culture. To help usher in the month, here is yet another installment of the “Minority Movie Heroes” series. As I’ve explained in the past, it’s hard to find actual heroes in film that are people of color whether African American, Latinx, Asian, et al. So, as with all the previous entries I scoured film as much as I could to feature five more minority movie heroes that deserve celebrating.
Rams (2020)
In the Australian countryside, farmers raise and compete for best ram in the local fair. After one ram shows signs of a deadly and highly contagious disease, the entire community is put at risk and must rally together to survive this massive hurdle. Two feuding brothers are the center of things and must find a way to make things work for their own survival.
Julie Andrews in ‘Star!’
“The Online Movie Show” is back with a slate of new episodes! First up: film historian Richard Barrios provides insight on the much-maligned 1968 musical epic “Star!” and traces its journey from box office flop to cult favorite.
Crone Wood (2016)H
A couple who has just met decides to go on a camping trip together to the wilderness of Ireland. Once there, things take a turn and they find themselves in an odd situation where their very lives may be at stake.
Sky Sharks (2021)
Somehow, a group of Nazi still remains, hidden in the frozen land with their sky sharks, waiting to attack the world for another attempted take-over.
Shorts Round Up of the Week: 1/29/21
It’s been a while since I’ve delivered the Shorts Round Up of the Week as I was previously incapacitated with the flu for most of December. Now that we’re on a new year and a new chapter for the site, I thought it only fitting to unveil the first “Shorts Round Up of the Week” for 2021.
Savage State (L’Etat Sauvage) (2021)
A French family settled in the United States decides to leave home during the Civil War with the help of a man of unclear past. Soon, someone is seemingly after them as they make their trek across the land as best they can.