Category Archive: Movies

#oscarssowhite is a perfect example of how institutional racism works

For those who may not have heard, prominent actors are either boycotting the Oscars or thinking about boycotting the Oscars on the basis that the awards lack diversity. They contend that this lack… Continue reading

Avengers: A philosophical investigation of the first Avengers movie

Unless you’ve been living under a rock the last month or so you know that Avengers 2: Age of Ultron comes out in movie theaters today. But instead of talking about that movie… Continue reading

Selma: The Activist’s Playbook

The thing that struck me about Selma was the way it delivered the activist playbook to the masses. While people took issue with the portrayal of President Johnson in the movie, they overlooked… Continue reading

Eminem, Detroit, and the Prophetic Nature of Hip Hop

In 1999 a rapper named Eminem burst on the scene and became one of the highest selling and most well-known rappers of all time. He generally rose to prominence with macabre tales of… Continue reading

Django Revisited

I wrote earlier that I would not go and see Django Unchained in the movie theaters and I had very strong reasons for doing so. As a result, I feel it is only… Continue reading