Leilah Weinraub’s documentary Shakedown, about a famous and near-legendary underground L.A. Black Lesbian Strip Club/Troupe from the early 2000s, features many a scantily clad shot of women performing erotic and […]
Category: Film
Colorism holds back black women in Hollywood
November 27, 2018It is hard for African-American women with darker complexions to become successful actresses because producers and screenwriters are hooked on exotic black females who look more multiracial than solely black.
Neaux Reel Idea: Creed II Review
November 27, 2018It took me some time to come to terms with it, but my earliest memory – both in life and of film – is of the “No Easy Way Out” […]
Neaux Reel Idea: The Ballad of Buster Scruggs Review
November 23, 2018Spread among six stories, Scruggs is never a chore or a bore, but it does drag once or twice. I admit this may be with purpose – the whole film is made up of frames with urgent and long-lasting purpose – but it still exhibits and exposes a stretching notion.
Neaux Reel Idea: Suspiria Review
November 13, 2018Suspiria is no riddle wrapped in an enigma but it is rich with unspoken but understood behavior, registered by that charge running up and down the spine. Off the screen and into your dreams and nightmares, this film goes. Our begs and cries prove useless when faced with the imagination of others. Just go with it.
Neaux Reel Idea: Thunder Road Review
November 6, 2018Thunder Road can best be described as a guaranteed crowd-pleaser, with a subversive edge. It’s slick and straight up wacky in how events play out and bleed into one another, but also homey and comforting in seeing and understanding the strange but perhaps healthy by way of mostly odd behavior a personal journey inward can be.
Where We See Ourselves: Diversity & Inclusivity and Long-Term Growth in Film
November 1, 2018New Orleans has several groups that provide excellent service to our moviegoing culture. Perhaps we can lead the charge in an industry thinking differently?
Neaux Reel Idea: The #NOFF2018 Wrap Around
November 1, 2018From the 2018 fest – the 29th Annual – and for your enjoyment, I have made available below three experiences in the form of interview, transcription, and review, that cover two award-winning movies and a genre/theme that is scarcely discussed.
Neaux Reel Idea: Cane River #NOFF2018 Review
October 30, 2018Cane River, last shown in 1982, has since been relegated to myth, legend, and a sort of film purgatory following the death of director Horace Jenkins. It was restored and re-premiered at the 2018 New Orleans Film Festival.
Neaux Reel Idea: The True Don Quixote (#NOFF2018) Review
October 23, 2018The True Don Quixote had its world premiere at the New Orleans Film Festival, and Big Easy’s Bill Arceneuax offers his review.
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