The Power of Film
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Smack in the middle of the RNC Convention, we decided to showcase two movies that exemplify the power of storytelling in film to inform our awareness, world view, and, ultimately, our personal politics.

Queen and Slim
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A Bonnie and Clyde for the BLM set? We discuss why this Queen and Slim  talk about other films in this same vein and why they are so important. One of our favorite scenes feature blues legend, Little Freddy King. Queen and Slim is currently streaming on HBO and HBO Now.

The Platform 

The Platform is a Spanish import, now streaming on Netflix. But no movie we've seen recently more adeptly exemplifies our "trickle-down" American way. We need more dystopian allegories like this one, even if it means fewer zombies, but it doesn't, "obvio!"

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