Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret (2023) coming-of-age slop

January 13, 2024

Saccharine, feel good cinema that treats religion as a funny game and not indoctrination that shapes world view. The easy going tone of Freemon Craig’s approach in the script allows for the coming-of-age humor to come into play but there’s no real revelatory element to the screenplay that felt new or necessary. The entire religion … More Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret (2023) coming-of-age slop

‘Paris is Burning’ (1990) grants us access to a beautifully accepting underground world

January 12, 2024

Jennie Livingston takes you into this underground world with incredible story of ‘Paris is Burning’ (1980) brimming with history, personality, and compassion. A wonderful view of a wildly esoteric, yet understandably observant of societies prejudice. … More ‘Paris is Burning’ (1990) grants us access to a beautifully accepting underground world