Regina Hall stars in Mariama Diallo’s debut feature about a trio of Black women surviving their fall semester at a prestigious, historically white college.
, boasts an impressive number of white alumni. The fictional alma mater has educated an army of senators and two presidents — they could have had a third, but they rejected him, forcing that future head of state to settle for Harvard. The school’s verdant grounds are punctiliously maintained by a near invisible staff, and its halls vibrate with history.
The last few years have affirmed that the Black American experience is well-suited to the conventions of horror storytelling. Jordan Peele’s 2017 filminspired a renaissance and re-appreciation: Horror became the preferred lens for investigating the country’s grotesque fascination with and treatment of its Black citizens. Diallo’s movie, a wry slice of horror that follows three Black women trying to call a tony college home, is an assured addition to this recent tradition.
Norge Siste Nytt, Norge Overskrifter
Similar News:Du kan også lese nyheter som ligner på denne som vi har samlet inn fra andre nyhetskilder.
‘Emergency’: Film Review | Sundance 2022Carey Williams' second feature follows three young men of color weighing the pros and cons of calling the police after discovering a drunk white girl in their house.
Les mer »
‘The Exiles’: Film Review | Sundance 2022First-time documentarians Ben Klein and Violet Columbus work with veteran Christine Choy to finish her decades-old work with Tiananmen Square survivors.
Les mer »
Elizabeth Banks in Phyllis Nagy’s ‘Call Jane’: Film Review | Sundance 2022‘Carol’ screenwriter Nagy directs the story of a suburban woman’s involvement in the Jane Collective, an underground service that provided safe abortions in Chicago in the years before Roe v. Wade.
Les mer »
‘Fire of Love’: Film Review | Sundance 2022Sara Dosa's Sundance-opening documentary explores the life and death of volcanologists Katia and Maurice Krafft, who dedicated themselves and their marriage to chasing eruptions around the globe.
Les mer »
‘La Guerra Civil’: Film Review | Sundance 2022Eva Longoria Bastón’s doc recounts the culturally charged 1996 match between boxers Oscar De La Hoya and Julio César Chávez.
Les mer »
‘A Love Song’: Film Review | Sundance 2022Dale Dickey and Wes Studi play childhood sweethearts who meet up for a night at a Southwest Colorado campsite in Max Walker-Silverman's debut feature.
Les mer »