Barry Jenkins' take on themes from Trayvon Martin doesn't connect to Techine's circle-of-life (or the other films listed here), it merely reinforces victimization as the gay and black social condition. Years after Isaac Julien, Patrik-Ian Polk, and Carl Franklin's trailblazing movies about black gay life, this film caters to politically correct self-pity and liberal condescension, mainly through its affecting black male actors. Director Alan Ahn gives the universal tale personal sensitivity.Īnd then there's Moonlight. In Los Angeles' Koreatown, a gay youth (Joe Seo) balances dutiful-son, immigrant-culture loyalties with the need to embrace his desires. Kelly Reichardt's got dem ol' cosmic blues again, Mama, using the lonely landscapes of Montana as her best-yet setting for lesbian character studies-by Kristin Stewart, Laura Dern, Michelle Williams, and special guest lesbian-of-color Lily Gladstone searching for a soul mate.
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