Tag: Pop Culture

“Rutherford Falls” is the Show That “Parks & Rec” Forgot to Be, TV Review

It’s no secret that Parks & Recreation is one of NBC’s best sitcoms, yet it’s hard to ignore the fictional town of Pawnee’s long, horrific history of violence against native tribes who lived on the land before the white settlers “claimed” it as theirs. Across seven seasons, this was often little more than aside-jokes to fill idle moments where the implications were worse than the actual content.… Read More “Rutherford Falls” is the Show That “Parks & Rec” Forgot to Be, TV Review

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Movie Review: “Judas and the Black Messiah,” a Captivating Look at “the Other Side” of American History

My knowledge of the Black Panther Party has always been fairly limited—it wasn’t exactly a part of my high school history curriculum. So when I took a class on counterculture during my time at UWB, I jumped at the chance to read more about them. The Huey P. Newton Reader was my first introduction to the real BPP: it was like opening my eyes to a part of history that had been forgotten or perhaps covered up.… Read More Movie Review: “Judas and the Black Messiah,” a Captivating Look at “the Other Side” of American History

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Movie Review: Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, Inviting the World to a Whole New America

A few years ago, the idea of a Borat sequel releasing days before a major election seemed unthinkable. The first film set itself up for a sequel with that ending, but it’s been years. 2020, however, has hardly been the realm of the expected, and of course, we had Sacha Baron Cohen come back as the titular Kazakh “reporter.”… Read More Movie Review: Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, Inviting the World to a Whole New America

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