What Whitney's Watching

So It's finally happened. The Oscars has finally acknowledged the brilliance of foreign film and more specifically, the cinematic triumph that is Bong Joon-ho's, "Parasite". By awarding "Parasite" four Oscar awards including best director and best picture, the Oscars has begun to turn a page on the continuous snubs and prejudices it's famous for, or at least give off the appearance that the academy has learned it's lesson. However, while it's easy to get excited at the prospect of an academy that recognizes how film has changed and values its new players, it's hard to ignore the academy's history of cheap placation and how this ultimately distracts from the concepts being explored by these new, acknowledged artists of color. "Parasite" has been described as a "pitch black modern fairy-tale" (Rotten Tomatoes) and some variation of a romp or a thriller by various critics which is basically an accurate desc...

*sighs* How are we doing guys?... Look, I know what the answer is but I'm just being nice by asking. This winter sucks. It sucks and it's bad and if you're like me, you're holding yourself together by a thread. This Winter so far has been brutal and harsh, filled with controversy, tragedy, and honestly very little to celebrate. I'm so miserable, I haven't even thought of any puns for this opening! However, despite how genuinely lame it's been lately, we need to persist and move forward and the best way to do that, is to look forward to the zaddies we can expect to see during the remainder of the season. So grab some hot cocoa and turn the heat up, it's time to talk zaddies: Kai Chisaki (Overhaul) Kai Chisaki (better known as overhaul) is the menacingly sexy main villain of season 4 of the mega-hit anime Boku no Hero Academia. Featuring the sexy voice, unwavering determination, and provocative face mask that you would expect from ...