Wind River
Wind River tells a story that few directors in Hollywood are willing to tell: that of the high number of Native American women on reservations who go missing every year.
Dear White People: A Public Service Announcement
Recently, Netflix released all ten episodes of their series Dear White People, which is based on the movie and book with the same name. The series carries over a lot of what happens in the movie and then expands on it. What helps the series is that the creator of the book and movie, Justin Simien, was on board for the series as creator. Another facet that helps is some of the actors from the movie came back to reprise their roles on the TV series.
Life on the Other Side of the Fence
Pittsburgher August Wilson wrote his award-winning play, Fences, in 1983. Fences was the sixth of ten plays in his “Pittsburgh Cycle” focusing on the changing nature of race relations and the African American experience. Recently, Denzel Washington directed and starred in a movie version shot in Pittsburgh.
Eleventh Stack’s Best of 2016
Well, it’s been quite a year. Many of us have suffered great losses, from family members and friends to celebrity muses like David Bowie and Prince. But we’ve also been gifted with wonderful new art in the form of books, films and music. Here’s a brief roundup of the Eleventh Stack Team’s favorites from 2016.
Easy Library Fixes
Have you caught Joe Swanberg’s Easy on Netflix yet? If you have, read my semi-spoilery review and check out some of Swanberg’s previous works.
Sing Street is the Best Coming-of-Age Musical Ever Set in 1980s Ireland
Sing Street snuck up on me, completely overwhelming me with its cheery optimism, filling me with a kind of cinematic joy that’s been rare this year.