?And though the world with devils filled, should threaten to undo us.? (Martin Luther, ?A Mighty Fortress Is Our God?) Many modern people?including many Christians?may be uncomfortable with the worldview of devils and angels that seems to be part of Luther?s hymn. In...
?The story of the Negro in America is the story of America. It is not a pretty story.? Can the words of an African-American writer who has been dead for three decades speak to the America of today? I Am Not Your Negro is almost entirely the words of James Baldwin,...
?Maybe for you there is a tomorrow?. But for some of us there is only today. And what you do matters.? In Before I Fall, high school senior Samantha Kingston (Zoey Deutch) lives the same day over and over. She is popular. She has a hunk of a boyfriend. She and her...
?At some point you need to decide for yourself who you gonna be. Can?t let nobody make that decision.? ?Who is you?? Identity is a central focus of Moonlight, a story that follows an African American character (Alex Hibbert, Ashton Sanders, and Travonta Rhodes)...
?When someone steps on to the ballroom floor, they?re not just competing in categories. They?re telling a story. Someone who walks says, ?I am beautiful. This is who I am. I?m lovely no matter what you say, what you think. I?m beautiful.?? The LGBT community is far...
Lee Chandler (Casey Affleck) spends his days as a janitor in Boston. It?s not a great job, but it provides him with what he needs. Still,?there remains an?anger within him that comes out in inappropriate ways from time to time. When his brother Joe (Kyle Chandler)...
?What right do I have to not be happy? I have everything.? Susan Morrow (Amy Adams) seems to have a perfect life in Nocturnal Animals. She has a top job in the art world, a beautiful home complete with its own works of art, her clothes and makeup are flawless. Yet we...
Filmmakers often bring us the things we may read about in the news in a very personal manner. That is the case for all the films nominated for Best Short Documentary. Three of the films cover very similar territory but each has a different perspective. The films, in...
Short films tell us stories quickly, and often with greater effect than if we sat through a two hour movie. Those who make shorts may still be students, or accomplished filmmakers. There are Oscars given out each year for short films in three categories: animated,...