‘Get Out’ is a Welcome Rejection of the White Savior
In Jordan Peele’s directorial debut, the victims are black—and so are the heroes.
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The Best and Worst of This Year’s Political Speeches at the Academy Awards
Announcing the winners of Pacific Standard’s first Academy Awards Awards contest.
The Oscar Nominees That Matter Most in 2017
Whether they win at the Dolby Theatre or not, these worthy (and often beautiful) films have already gotten viewers talking about social justice.
A Recent History of Hollywood Diversity
Our timeline shows that, two years after the #OscarsSoWhite hashtag took off, the movie industry is still hiring and portraying few women and minorities.
This Year We’re Giving Awards to the Academy Awards
We’re honoring the best, boldest, and most ridiculous of this year’s political speechmaking at the Oscars.
Are the Oscars Still So White?
Bringing true representation to Hollywood requires that we pay attention more than one night a year. By Brandon…
This ‘Great Wall’ Is an International Collaboration
Though Matt Damon stars, the Song Dynasty-set fantasy demonstrates China’s new might as a producer and distributor of…
‘I Am Not Your Negro’: James Baldwin and a New Black History
In I Am Not Your Negro, Raoul Peck offers a devastating portrait of Baldwin — and a possible blueprint for political action.
The Wisdom of Science Fiction in the Age of Trump
Forget The Man in the High Castle—The Expanse and The Collapsing Empire have more to say about political…
At Home With the Couple That Launched the Doomsday Bunker Industry
Today, refurbished missile silos are selling for millions of dollars to buyers preparing for societal collapse. Ed Peden…