Right now, between a worldwide pandemic and a civil rights revolution, our country is in a state of grief. Grief has phases: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance, and the grieving process is not always a linear one. Sometimes, I feel like America is in a state of denial about the pandemic, to the point where it’s unhealthy for us. Some are in a state of anger at people who don’t appear to be doing their part, and I think it will be a while before we fully understand the impact it has had on us as individuals and as a nation. People’s state of grief regarding the protests and civil rights movement for #blacklivesmatter runs the gamut, but we’ve all probably been in the anger
You've seen it on Facebook! You've seen it on Twitter! Heck, you might have even seen it on Instagram! Now you can join along with us as Kino Club 313 shares our own choices and thoughts each week in June. Check out our picks for week 1 (days 1-7) HERE, and week 2 (days 8-14) HERE. Day 15: a film that makes you happy Shelby Cadwell Title: The Last Black Man in San Francisco Year: 2019 Director: Joe Talbot Blurb: I seriously considered including this film in last week’s list for Day 14: a film that made you feel depressed. That isn’t really a contradiction, though, because The Last Black Man in San Francisco is a film that made me feel a LOT of things. To anyone that knows me, the fact that I
You've seen it on Facebook! You've seen it on Twitter! Heck, you might have even seen it on Instagram! Now you can join along with us as Kino Club 313 shares our own choices and thoughts each week in June. Check out our picks for week 1 (days 1-7) HERE. Day 8: a film where you liked the soundtrack more Shelby Cadwell Title: Baby Driver Year: 2017 Director: Edgar Wright Blurb: I didn’t necessarily dislike Baby Driver, but the more I think about it the more I realize that the reasons I do like it are mostly because of the music. The fact that the film is essentially a 2-hour long music video with a crime/car-chase subplot is exactly why I enjoy it. Also, evil Jon Hamm. Matt Linton Title: Sin
You've seen it on Facebook! You've seen it on Twitter! Heck, you might have even seen it on Instagram! Now you can join along with us as Kino Club 313 shares our own choices and thoughts each week in June. Day 1: The first film you remember watching... Shelby Cadwell Title: Shrek Year: 2001 Director: Andrew Adamson & Vicky Jenson Blurb: Okay, so this definitely isn’t the first film I remember watching, but the first film I remember watching in theaters. I was a habitual rewatcher of my favorite films as a small child, which makes it very hard for me to pinpoint any first-viewing experiences. Did you know you can wear a VHS tape out from overuse? Just ask my childhood copy of The Little Merma
