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CANDYMAN

August 30, 2021 By Leave a Comment

CANDYMAN

CANDYMAN wants to do more than creep you out with mere gore. To that end, this sequel to the original does more than ignore the three subsequent films in that previous franchise, though it does, like those other films, drench the screen in blood from time to time. Here, though, the true horror that it… Read More »

Tagged With: bees, broken communities, Cabrini Green, Chicago, gentrification, microagressions, oppession, police brutality, racism, sequel

BLINDSPOTTING

July 21, 2018 By Leave a Comment

BLINDSPOTTING

BLINDSPOTTING is a contemporary fable told in dynamic syncopation and unexpected compassion as it uncovers the farce and tragedy of an Oakland in transition.

Tagged With: class, gentrification, Oakland, police, probation, race

BLINDSPOTTING — Daveed Diggs & Rafael Casal

July 17, 2018 By Leave a Comment

BLINDSPOTTING — Daveed Diggs & Rafael Casal

Click here to listen to the interview.  Click  for the full review of BLINDSPOTTING. When I spoke to BLINDSPOTTING’s co-stars/co-writers Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal on July 12, 2018, I decided to start the conversation with one of the things that struck me most about their film, which was the enormous compassion it shows for… Read More »

Tagged With: art and politics, class, Dolby Atmos, gentrification, Oakland, race, racism, snap judgments

COMPANY TOWN — Deborah Kaufman & Alan Snitow Interview

October 27, 2016 By Leave a Comment

COMPANY TOWN — Deborah Kaufman & Alan Snitow Interview

The 2014 election for the supervisor of District 3 in San Francisco became the referendum on tech for filmmakers Deborah Kaufman and Alan Snitow. The two candidates, Aaron Peskin and Julie Christensen had different approaches to the issues, including the effect of the so-called “sharing economy” on affordable housing in San Francisco.  When we spoke… Read More »

Tagged With: Aaron Peskin, affordable housing, AirBNB, Chinatown, corporate tax breaks, district elections, evictions, gentrification, homelessness, Julie Christensen, losing the middle class, Lyft, Mission District, monetizing, San Francisco, Sharing economy, Silicon Valley, tech economy, tech workers, transparency, Twitter, Uber

LITTLE MEN

August 1, 2016 By Leave a Comment

LITTLE MEN

There is no phase of a parent-child relationship more fraught with peril, and for which either party is less prepared, than when the latter learns that the former is not infallible. LITTLE MEN portrays that milestone with intelligence and sensitivity for all concerned as two 13-year-olds become fast friends only to have their relationship threatened… Read More »

Tagged With: Brooklyn, child's-eye view, father-son, friendship, gentrification, lease dispute

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