Tag: Teyonah Parris
De-Gentrification: The Removal of the White Savior Element Entirely from Nia DaCosta’s Candyman
The evolution of Candyman into its current 2021 state might be surprising in some ways to those familiar with its origins. For the genesis of [Read More…]
Unpleasantville: The Unsettling Feeling of WandaVision
It is a premise many have declared as being “groundbreaking” and “innovative.” That is, choosing to set two comic book characters from the Marvel universe [Read More…]
If Beale Street Could Talk…It Would Tell You That Love Is A Bitch
By the time James Baldwin’s fifth novel, If Beale Street Could Talk, came out in 1974, he had already defected to the south of France–had [Read More…]
Chi-Raq’s Corniness Negated By Tongue-in-Cheek Greek Play Structure
When it comes to Spike Lee, the message has always been the same: black lives matter. Long before it became “trendworthy” in the wake of [Read More…]
