‘What Happened To Monday’ is a fierce story that explores humanity’s greatest fears while also providing a moral foundation on what matters: the right to live. Continue reading
Category Archives: Entertainment
#Opportunities | Film Reviewer/Critic
Founded on December of 2013, The Black Lion Journal has since grown steadily. Now is the best time to offer an invitation for joining the contributor family! Continue reading
Review: Netflix’s ‘To The Bone’ Is A Story Of Dissatisfaction, Anorexia, & Unresolved Issues
There were moments of unsatisfied narrative threads throughout the film, such as the mention of a father who never showed up although the step mother continuously said “he’s on his way.” And perhaps this would have been a lovely analogy of someone enduring dissatisfaction (since when is real life ever so neat?). Continue reading
When You Protect Our Ocean Life, You Ultimately Protect Our Own Too — ‘México Pelágico’ Is A Documentary Working To Conserve & Give Awareness Of The Marine Life & Ecosystem In México
Although released in 2014, México Pelágico is a story that can transcend time simply because it is a film that illustrates a group’s collective desire for sharing with the public the need to care for this planet — specifically for the health of the oceans. Continue reading
America Reframed: ‘By Blood’ The Freedmen’s Fight For Representation Within Their Own Tribe, The Cherokee, In Oklahoma
It is easy to forget that discrimination does not only come from outside forces; it also occurs from inside your own. Continue reading
‘Africa’s Great Civilizations’ On PBS Is Reframing The Historical Narrative #ShiftYourPerspective
I think Africa’s Great Civilizations could not have come at a better time. Thank you, Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. Continue reading