How are you today?

[Emiliano]

It most certainly was;

Tho it was clearly American Male Masculinity; and how it afflicts a Black and Gay impoverished boy into adolescence and adulthood.

Like I said; it's strange for an outsider like myself to witness;

So for me, it was also educational about American history and customs, especially as it relates to Black people over there.


It's no wonder it got such accolades

You don't see a lot of movies like that here in the USA either, especially when it's viewing black American male masculinity with empathy. I've never seen a movie like that before. It definitely deserves the attention it's gotten.

I'm also in love with Janelle Monae. It's good seeing her in movies now. I haven't seen Hidden Figures yet, but from the clips, she looks like she kills it in that too.

If you're interested in more of the American black experience, I'm Not Your Negro is on limited release right now, it's from the unfinished book by James Baldwin. I don't know if it's going to touch on sexuality, but it's definitely about race. It's already getting a lot of buzz and I'm looking forward to seeing it, even though I hear it's not exactly a feel good movie. He was one of those life changing authors for me.