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Review: ‘Who is Stan Smith’ firmly posits a sneaker’s namesake in the Black History books

Most of the people watching the film, Who is Stan Smith will ask the same question that director Danny Lee in the title. The 50-year-old…

4 min readApr 8, 2024

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Review: ‘Who is Stan Smith’ firmly posits a sneaker’s namesake in the Black History books

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Review: ‘The Imaginary Friend’ Uses VR to teach kids and families about grief and loss

Virtual Reality film offerings have come a long way since Lawnmower Man in 1992. Movies like The Imaginary Friend now use virtual reality…

2 min readMar 27, 2024

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Review: ‘The Imaginary Friend’ Uses VR to teach kids and families about grief and loss

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Review: ‘Transition’ strips the gender diversity arguments down to the life-and-death basics

In a world at war with itself, how important is it to know what the next person has in their pants? That’s the most basic question, under a…

3 min readMar 18, 2024

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Review: ‘Transition’ strips the gender diversity arguments down to the life-and-death basics

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SXSW 2024 Review: ‘Toll’ slowly reveals the hypocrisy of homophobia in a world with bigger problems

One of the most mind-numbing traits of homophobia is hypocrisy. It’s mental gymnastics that people perform to justify a grossly incorrect…

4 min readMar 12, 2024

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SXSW 2024 Review: ‘Toll’ slowly reveals the hypocrisy of homophobia in a world with bigger problems

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SBIFF 2024 Review: ‘Dandelions’ encourages families to end the secrets

Family secrets are not uncommon. Today many families are unearthing secrets due to DNA ancestry testing. The issues that arise now with DNA…

4 min readFeb 13, 2024

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SBIFF 2024 Review: ‘Dandelions’ encourages families to end the secrets

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Review: ‘Float’ disrupts the romantic film formula with representation and POC storytelling

Float comes from a long tradition of romantic comedies, decades of work that capitalizes off of a “traditional” formula. There is a boy who…

4 min readFeb 7, 2024

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Review: ‘Float’ disrupts the romantic film formula with representation and POC storytelling

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Review: ‘Migrant Sea’ humanizes a global migrant crisis with an unforgettable multimedia experience

The U.S. is knee-deep in a battle about migration. Both sides are buried in arguments wrought with emotion and yet lacking in information…

3 min readFeb 6, 2024

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Review: ‘Migrant Sea’ humanizes a global migrant crisis with an unforgettable multimedia experience

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Sundance 2024 Review: ‘Rainbow Bridge’ is a comedic look at the American obsession with their pets

No one likes to lose a dog. Tina (played by Thu Tran) is on the brink of losing her beloved dog MeeMoo (voiced by Fat Tony). She is…

2 min readJan 22, 2024

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Sundance 2024 Review: ‘Rainbow Bridge’ is a comedic look at the American obsession with their pets

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Sundance 2024 Review: ‘Boi de Conchas’ offers an absurd and harrowing look at the international…

There is an international and very silent crisis occurring throughout the world. It’s very prevalent in the US at the moment, the missing…

3 min readJan 21, 2024

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Sundance 2024 Review: ‘Boi de Conchas’ offers an absurd and harrowing look at the international…

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Slamdance Review: ‘Petro’ will force Americans to reexamine their politics

“The Body Ritual Among the Nacirema” was required reading for Intro to Sociology at Purdue. It was a startling look at a tribe of people…

3 min readJan 20, 2024

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Slamdance Review: ‘Petro’ will force Americans to reexamine their politics

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Jonita Davis

Jonita Davis

Jonita Davis is a writer, film critic, and professor. She’s a member of NABJ, AAFCA, a Rotten Tomatoes critic, author, DetourXP Columnist.

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