Avery Brooks, Contributing Columnist
• February 21, 2021
"Ordet" isn't a quirky comedy or a quick romantic-comedy. But The CW's quarantine film reviewer says it's still an accessible watch. The 1950s Danish film is smart and fastidious in its discussion of Christianity, and it has something to offer viewers regardless of their religious identity.
Abby McCreary, Contributing Writer
• February 21, 2021
No matter what Alabama sports you follow, you’re probably familiar with the feeling of disappointment as you open up your email to find yet another unfulfilled ticket request. Whether you want to watch...
Avery Brooks, Contributing Columnist
• February 17, 2021
Looking for a classic to add to your quarantine watchlist? One columnist recommends "Once Upon a Time in the West," a film rich enough to entrance both film buffs and those watching a western for the first time.
Yet, despite all the racial progress over the last 58 years in the United States, it is still 1963 in the inner circle of power of the Druid City Hospital (DCH) Health System.
One columnist is fed up with seeing Black tears on screen. As Christion Finch writes, Hollywood seems all too eager to make movies about Black trauma—whether its police brutality in "Fruitvale Station" or white supremacy in "Get Out." But where is the follow-through?
Kaila Pouncy, Contributing Columnist
• February 11, 2021
Black History Month comes but once a year. And, as one columnist writes, every other month is largely devoid of discussions of Black achievements. So why do people keep pretending like we need a white history month?
It wasn't so long ago that student athletes masked up and marched for Black lives. In the aftermath, the University and the Southeastern Conference said they were ready to make changes. But the follow-up has been basically unknowable.
Black history has been botched, minimized and controlled for centuries – a practice that only perpetuated beliefs of Black inferiority. Black History Month challenges us all to pay homage to the trailblazing...
