Hidden figures was a good film. It showed systemic injustice as well as its consequences. When one of the smartest people in a room has to get coffee from a separate pot and relieve herself a half mile away from others, those physical and psychological barriers of racism only hindered NASA. One of the most memorable parts of the movie is when Mr. Harrison removed the colored signs from the restrooms. This is a turning point in the movie, when…

The movie Spotlight was based on a true story about the revelation of sexual abuse in the Catholic church. The Spotlight team is a small investigative group for the Boston Globe news paper. It is nice to see that a small group of people is enough to upend a secrete history of sexual abuse in the Catholic church. A small group of passionate people defying the advice of those around them and defying the barriers in front of them along…

This review may show my ignorance of cinema but I did not like this very much. Al-Pacino did not do a great job portraying any sort of meaningful character. I felt other actors could have played this role and there was nothing to be gained casting Al-Pacino. Quiet frankly, his mannerisms reminded me of early 2000's Adam Sandler and his appearance that of Che Guevara. The sound track was not fitting(but maybe for the time period it was). The soundtrack…