Reviews tagged: social commentary

The Birth of a Nation (2016)
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The Birth of a Nation (2016)

There is a very important debate in the art world, where people question whether to separate the art from the artist. The Birth of the Nation is Nate Parker’s pet project that looks into Nat Turner’s slave rebellion in

Deepwater Horizon
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Deepwater Horizon

Peter Berg and Mark Wahlberg have struck an incredibly productive partnership. The director and the movie star have collaborated on two previous projects, one was the war film Lone Survivor in 2013, and they also both p

Sausage Party
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Sausage Party

Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg have proven to be a great comedic duo, their screenplays include Superbad, Pineapple Express, The Interview, and This Is The End. This last film especially had audience’s picking up on their

Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
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Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

The world of fame is a fascinating subject to delve into. Recently, with the help of social media, we’ve been able to dive much more into the lives of the celebrities we admire (or hate). The TV show Entourage tried to

Money Monster
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Money Monster

Jodi Foster is one of the great American actresses; recently she’s been moving into directing after a stint in TV with Orange is the New Black . She’s also done a few films, but none as mainstream as her newest showing:

The Lobster
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The Lobster

Absurdity in film is very hard to pull off. If the filmmakers take their subject too seriously, the film will come off as unwatchable and too weird. However, if the director and actors take a tongue-in-cheek approach to

Eye in the Sky
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Eye in the Sky

Drone warfare is becoming increasingly ubiquitous in the modern world. There are many arguments for and against it. Recently there have been attempts in Hollywood to present these arguments to audiences, but there hasn’t

Zootopia
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Zootopia

Disney is producing more and more films that are aimed at children but are really for adults. We saw this with last year’s Inside Out , and we see it this year with Zootopia . It really is revolutionary for a medium that