‘There’s No Going Back’ review: Uneven Jonathan Demme biography

"There's No Going Back: The Life and Work of Jonathan Demme" by David M. Stewart

Book Review There’s No Going Back: The Life and Work of Jonathan Demme By David M. StewartUniversity Press of Kentucky: 280 pages, $30If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a […]

Anything’s Possible review – Billy Porter’s sweet but uneven trans teen rom-com | Movies

ANYTHING’S POSSIBLE - film still - anythingspossible_g_r709_UHD_20220429_2_R Eva Reign stars as Kelsa and Abubakr Ali as Khal in Billy Porter’s directorial debut ANYTHING’S POSSIBLE An Orion Pictures Release Photo credit: Courtesy of ORION PICTURES © 2022 Orion Releasing LLC. All Rights Reserved.

Representation can be a double-edged sword. There’s undeniable power in seeing oneself reflected on screen, in normalizing marginalized identities, but an emphasis on visibility alone can reduce complex characters to one identity, one presentation, a […]