Category: Film
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In Marvel’s Thunderbolts (2025), one line captured my attention immediately and echoed in my mind long after the credits roll: “Righteousness without power is just an opinion.” Spoken by Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus, the line is said within the movie during an exchange with her assistant Mel. The context is chilling. Val, as…
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Jeffrey Wright’s character delivers a searing truth in the new Apple+ film Highest or Lowest alongside Denzel Washington: you either build or you destroy, beloved. The line is simple but devastating in its clarity. It refuses neutrality. It tells us that in life, in politics, and in community, there are only two directions. You are either contributing…
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I applaud Director Ken Wyatt, Professor Crystal Chambers and the participants for After Trayvon, a brave short film that aired at the ASHE academic conference. Please check it out. Please Facebook Like, Tweet, etc below and/or reblog to share this discussion with others. Check out and follow my YouTube channel here. Twitter: @ProfessorJVH Click here for Vitae.
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I don’t usually do movie reviews on Cloaking Inequity, but I thought this review by a friend from high school warranted special treatment due to the films reception and potential importance for the Asian American community. It’s informative and interesting perspective.
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I binged watched #TheChair on @Netflix as #homework The show does accurately cover some of the drama and pain of academia. But there is JOY too! The drama makes for better TV apparently. As academic leaders we must focus on the humanity of our work and lead dialogically.
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