Bamboozled for pseudo-intellectual liberals, entirely stripped of its radicalism. Strangely caters to white people, both in terms of style and the decision to center comfort and witty politically correct inoffesiveness over transgression that actually challenges the status quo, which is ironic considering the themes of the film.
Lovely performance by Myra Lucretia Taylor!
TIFF #18
Good Joe Bell? I think the fuck not. This was a disaster. A disgrace. I think it’s time to stop with these cishet ex-bigot redemption stories. Those films are only made for straight people to feel more comfortable with themselves and feel proud of themselves. I don’t wanna see any more films about straight people learning what’s good and what’s bad and becoming a ‘better person’ through the suffering of someone else. No more patting them on the…
