pickEverything I wanted it to be.
The focus is on Black cinematic horror, but to address the subject well, it also dips into Black cinematic history beyond horror, and the Black experience in America, historical and present day. There is some coverage of international releases, but the book is primarily talking about US films and the minutiae reflecting the particular racism of each decade as it affects the output of Black horror cinema, 1/?
WTF?! 😆 Yeah, I'm going to spend half this book outraged and the other half in hysterics of one kind or another.
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so-so“Conviction” reshaped my view of Thurgood Marshall, revealing his early NAACP work and the deep injustices he fought. W.D. Lyons‘ story is heartbreaking—a stark reminder of systemic racism. This book shook me, challenged my idealism, and reminded me why staying awake to injustice, no matter how painful, is essential. It‘s powerful, urgent, and unforgettable.
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pick#JuneSpecials Day 17: #EatYrVegs #EatYourVegetables- I love the transformation in this story, its quiet simplicity, and how a place filled with high-rise buildings – has now been enriched with greens through the efforts of these three siblings and their Uncle John. There is also a recipe of succotash found at the very end of the book a dish that I am unfamiliar with but I am now deeply intrigued by. My review: https://wp.me/pDlzr-rk0
I'm glad for the structure the book provides, outlining the multiple ways the egregious past has limited representation and creativity and the hopeful outlook for the future, while in no way letting present day America off the hook for all the ways it still needs to improve on screen and in real life for Back Americans. 3d
1) How funny the text is as a whole. Yes, it deals with serious topics throughout, but the authors' experienced media critic angle adds a superlative quality to the writing - I don't think we went more than five pages before someone else was getting roasted for poor creative output or racist thinking. The few word puns that made their way into the text were choice. 3d
The many lists and trivia inserts with their own formatting and occasional graphics reminded me of a magazine you'd get at the theatre, all the information goes further to emphasizing the point the authors want to make 3d
Less a critique and more a heads up for anyone who plans to read it linearly rather than dip into particular chapters - you're going to encounter duplicate information about films. I believe this was done so that anybody picking the book up anywhere, whether they'd seen a certain film or not, 3d
⚠️Mention of racism, misogyny, homophobia, transphobia 3d