The idea is very simple and interesting in 50/50. Imagine a mid 20’s young man, with his boyishness still unblemished from having to navigate through the real-world, be challenged and slighted with the real chance that he will die abruptly because of an unforeseen malignant tumor in his spine. It is, somewhat, another of […]

What is most immediately striking about 12 Years As a Slave is the night and day contrast of the treatment and approach of Africans between the North and the South. The Yankees seamlessly integrate them into their society, allowing them to prosper at their own talents, benefitting society at large. The Dixies, obviously, view them […]