While the film is primarily focused on Kahlo's tumultuous personal life, it also delves into her political activism, illustrating the artist's fierce commitment to communism and the fight for social justice in her country. Taymor's unique artistic vision and Hayek's transformative performance ...
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with some women being exploited or treated unequally within those movements. In 1964, for example, when a woman’s resolution was brought up at a Student Nonviolent Coordination Committee (SNCC) conference,Stokely Carmichaelflippantly cut off all debate: “The only position for women in SNCC is...
Swinton’s credits from 2019 included the superhero blockbusterAvengers: Endgame;The Souvenir, an acclaimed drama—which starred Swinton’s daughter, Honor Swinton Byrne—about the relationship between a film student and a drugaddict; andThe Personal History of David Copperfield, a film adaptation of...
With a nostalgic feel and a narrative that revolves around student activism,From Up on Poppy Hillsees its two protagonists grow closer, but along the way, they discover information about their family histories which seem to complicate things. ...
Featuring Dave Franco as a student drug dealer and Brie Larson as the girl Schmidt can’t stop thinking about, 21 Jump Street is particularly notable for giving Tatum the opportunity to put his impressive comedic abilities on display, instead of just his abs. —I.G.Where to watch 21 Jump...
Synopsis: In Detroit, a 97-year-old Chinese-American woman has immersed herself in social activism for more than 70 years... [More] Starring: Grace Lee Boggs, Danny Glover, Bill Ayers, Angela Davis Directed By: Grace LeeGo Back to China (2019) 83% #78 Critics Consensus: Uneven...
An unconventional adaptation of the controversial 2021 nonfiction novel, How to Blow Up a Pipeline applies the ethos of the book (which argued sabotage is a necessary part of environmental activism) to a fictional scenario. In the movie, a group of people from different walks of life — stude...
(Ariela Barer, also co-writer), setting out to sabotage a Texan oil pipeline. Telling the deeply personal stories of what drove our young heroes to activism while capturing their explosive endeavours on intense 16mm film, Goldhaber manages to concoct a call for revolutionary change that balances...
and passion he brings to the role are utterly convincing of Milk's ability to lead a San Francisco revolution. Protests and activism appear often in gay cinema, but the stakes feel particularly big here as Harvey challenges the religious fervour and overt homophobia of the 1970s to protect LGB...