The 50 Best Movies of the 21st Century and Where to Stream Them
By Brianna Zigler, Stacker News
On 1/22/21 at 8:00 PM EST
Although some hardened cinephiles may argue that the true film masterpieces exist primarily in the movies of the 20th century, the past two decades have brought with them enduring cinema staples that arguably earned their place among the very best in the genre. With directors of the prestigious New Hollywood filmmaking movement of the 60s and 70s still alive and creating as good of work as ever, alongside modern and older auteurs and up-and-comers around the world carving their own distinct paths in the film industry, there is enough groundwork laid out between 2000 and 2020 to distinguish this century s own classic canon.
[Many thanks to Peter Jordens for bringing this item to our attention.] David Sims (The Atlantic) writes about Steve McQueen has an eye for the tiniest of details. The British director’s first short film, Bear, depicts how a series of looks exchanged between two men builds into a physical showdown. His debut feature, Hunger, tells the real-life story of…
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The Lingering Influence of Revolutionary Political Discourse From the Civil War and Reconstruction Era
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The Civil War was a seminal moment in the historical development in the United States. The American Revolution may have created the U.S. as a sovereign nation, but the Civil War helped to determine what kind of nation America would become. The Reconstruction era, from Lincoln s 1863 Emancipation Proclamation to Hayes s removal of federal troops from the South in 1877, further defined how exactly the U.S. would evolve into the nation that it is today. By examining the attitudes towards the extension of slavery in the pre-war U.S., the decisions taken by the Union and Confederate governments during the course of the war, and the stubbornness and determination demonstrated during the Reconstruction periods, this article explores how a clear pattern of revolution emerges in U.S. political discourse. The move away from a willingness to compromise and the adoption of binary pos
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COVID-19 is undoubtedly the main headliner of 2020 as a year. However, the killings of black Americans such as George Floyd and Breonna Taylor have been exacerbated this year, calling for the need for racial justice in America. Their murders were shortly followed by wide-scale protests against racism but specifically police brutality.
Both black and white people need to be educated about the gruesome past in American history, including racial segregation. Education comes in various forms, such as books and stories. And while many worthwhile books address this, the post below highlights the top films about racial segregation. Here are the best movies about segregation.