Issa Rae Archives - Old Ain't Dead

Barbie review: be the subject not the object

Leave a Comment / Movies / By Virginia DeBolt / August 4, 2023 / Alexandra Shipp, America Ferrera, Ana Cruz Kayne, Ariana Greenblatt, Barbie, Emma Mackey, Greta Gerwig, Hari Nef, Helen Mirren, Issa Rae, John Cena, Kate McKinnon, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Margot Robbie, Michael Cera, Nauti Gatta, Noah Baumbach, Rhea Perlman, Ryan Gosling, Sharon Rooney, Simu Liu, Will Ferrell, Women Directors

Barbie is a feminist masterpiece. Feminism is the belief in the equality of the sexes. Barbie and Ken both learn about equality of the sexes in their growth through an adventure in the real world.

Review: Roar, a celebration of women

Leave a Comment / Streaming, TV series / By Virginia DeBolt / April 18, 2022 / Alison Brie, Anya Adams, Bernard White, Betty Gilpin, Carly Mensch, Channing Godfrey Peoples, Cynthia Erivo, Fivel Stewart, Griffin Matthews, Issa Rae, Justin Kirk, Kim Gehrig, Liz Flahive, Meera Syal, Merritt Wever, Nicole Kidman, Quyen Tran, Rashida Jones, Roar, So Yong Kim, Women Directors

Roar is an 8 part anthology series. Each story is about a woman and a pointed women’s issue. The list of women in front of and behind the camera is compelling and should convince you to take a look at the series.

Review: The Hate U Give

1 Comment / Movies / By Virginia DeBolt / December 6, 2018 / Algee Smith, Amandla Stenberg, Angie Thomas, Anthony Mackie, Audrey Wells, Black Lives Matter, Bree Newsome, Common, George Tillman Jr., Issa Rae, K.J. Apa, Kamala Harris, Lamar Johnson, Megan Lawless, Regina Hall, Russell Hornsby, Sabrina Carpenter, Tarana Burke, The Hate U Give, The Hunger Games, TJ Wright

The Hate U Give features Amandla Stenberg in an Oscar-worthy performance as Starr Carter, a 16 year old girl who navigates life between her Black community at home and the white high performance school she attends. This review contains spoilers.

Amandla Stenberg holds a sign that says Find Your Voice in an ad for The Hate U Give

Watch This: Trailer for The Hate U Give

Leave a Comment / Movies / By Virginia DeBolt / June 27, 2018 / Algee Smith, Amandla Stenberg, Angie Thomas, Anthony Mackie, Common, Issa Rae, KJ Apa, Lamar Johnson, Regina Hall, Russell Hornsby, Sabrina Carpenter, The Hate U Give, trailers

The Hate U Give is based on Angie Thomas’ best-selling novel of the same name. Amandla Stenberg stars as Starr Carter, a high school girl who watches her friend shot by the police.