My July Film Favorites is here! I watched so many amazing films this month that were action-packed, anxiety-inducing, and straight out inventive! For my film favorites, I picked Justin Lin's Star Trek Beyond (see review), Yeon Sang-ho's Train to Busan and no joke, Ghostbusters! I also went to Outfest which is L.A.'s biggest and best LGBTQ+ film festival where I saw Andrew Ahn's Spa Night (see trailer), The Intervention, and Kiki. July was an exciting month for film especially because I got to experience it all at the peak of summer! Which were your film favorites for July?

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Todd Haynes' latest film Carol cause massive buzz at this year's Cannes Film Festival after it received critical acclaim and a Best Actress prize for Rooney Mara. You can bet that the film is going to become a major contender come this award season. Based on Patricia Highsmith's novel 'The Price of Salt,' the story follows one married wife (Cate Blanchett) and a lonely department store worker's (Rooney Mara) blossoming relationship in 1950's New York City. Sarah Paulson, Kyle Chandler and Jake Lacy also stars. I absolutely adore Haynes for his works featuring a wide range of stories of vulnerable, powerful, and versatile women. This teaser trailer is full of gorgeous and luscious imagery provided by Haynes' longtime DP Edward Lachman. I can't wait for Carol to come out November 20th!

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Badass Femmes is a bi-weekly column that I write on Crome Yellow about all the Badass Females in pop culture that has shaped my life. 

Contrary to popular belief, it’s hard being in any minority group in America. Being a woman is hard enough, but imagine being a black and queer as well – you can just imagine the sorts of challenges you might run into on a daily basis. Rarely have I seen that perspective painted as vibrantly as it is than in Alike (Adepero Oduye), the central character of Dee Rees’ semi auto-biographical first narrative feature, Pariah. The film is a gorgeously shot one, which takes us through this woman’s first loves, friendship, family and heartbreak, pulsating with authenticity and heart. Oduye as Alike gives us a nuanced, complex performance that resonates through every scene. As she reclaims her identity and sexuality amidst the vicious prejudice of her own family, we get to know a girl takes charge of her life and realizes that only she can make the choices that will make her happy.

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