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JORDON BRIGGS
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Reflections on media, culture, and being human


Unkind, Unfriendly: Green Book Review
In Green Book, Dr. Don Shirley (Mahershala Ali) and Tony Vallelonga (Vigo Mortensen) are two guys from differential worlds who come...

Jordon Briggs
Dec 28, 2018


Theater Audiences, Misogyny, and That Time I Saw Phantom Thread
A few nights before writing this, I listened to a Bill Simmons podcast where he interviews writer/comedian Jerrod Carmichael, and they...

Jordon Briggs
Sep 6, 2018


When We Get By: Crazy Rich Asians Review
Crazy Rich Asians is a vibrant, pulsing, colorful, fun, drama, equipped with entertaining elements like text thread that shows the huge...

Jordon Briggs
Aug 24, 2018


Out Here: Why the Exploration of Asian Women’s Personal Lives in “Fresh off The BoatR
Many people love Constance Wu’s character Jessica Huang from Fresh off the Boat but the exploration of her inner personal life makes this...

Jordon Briggs
Jul 7, 2018


A Landmark Moment in Latin History on Your TV Screen
From a recent episode of Jane The Virgin on the CW This fills me with so much joy. Two of the great Latina actresses on screen together....

Jordon Briggs
Jun 14, 2018


We Were Once Kings: Black Panther Review
Dir: Ryan Coogler Lee Nate Moore Starring: Chadwick Boseman Michael B. Jordan Lupita Nyong’o Danai Gurira, Angela Bassett ...

Jordon Briggs
Apr 9, 2018


Let Me See: “As I Open My Eyes” Review
Directed by: Leyla Bouzid Written by: Leyla Bouzid, Marie-Sophie Chambon Produced by: Sandra da Fonseca, Bertrand Gore, Imed...

Jordon Briggs
Feb 13, 2017


Do It Yo’Self: The Protest of “Bessie”
Dir: Dee Rees Wri: Dee Rees Dee Rees, Christopher Cleveland, Bettina Gilois/story by Dee Rees, Horton Foote Prod: http://www.imdb.com/tit...

Jordon Briggs
Nov 18, 2016


Real Friends: “Cronies” Review
Wri/Dir by Michael Larnell Prod by Spike Lee, Michael Larnell, Julius Pryor IV, Albert A. Smith, and Marttise Hill Starring: George...

Jordon Briggs
Jul 2, 2016


5 Films by Women, about Women, that changed Changed my Life, as a Man.
I love film, and I love women. This post came about while I was starting to do research to write about Chantal Akerman’s Je, Tu, Il,...

Jordon Briggs
Jun 9, 2016


Thoughts on Film and Teaching: Entry 1
While writing, and doing research for the next post: 5-6 Films by written and directed by women for woman that, as a man, changed my...

Jordon Briggs
May 23, 2016


What’s Good on Netflix: Middle Of Nowhere
Wri/Dir: Ava DuVernay Prod: Howard Barish, Ava DuVernay, Paul Garnes, Tilane Jones Starring: Emayatzy Corniealdi, Omari Hardwick, David...

Jordon Briggs
May 13, 2016


And the Walls Keep Tumbling Down: The Big Short Review
Dir: Adam McKay Wri: Charles Randolph and Adam McKay. Book by Michael Lewis Prod: Kevin J. Messick, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Arnon...

Jordon Briggs
Apr 10, 2016


Void of the Vixen: The Change in Hip Hop Videos and the Vulnerable Rapper
Childish Gambino and Chance the Rapper in the video for the “Worst Guys” Women in hip hop videos, since the late 90’s have more or less...

Jordon Briggs
Nov 6, 2015


All For One & One 4 All: Straight Outta Compton Review
Dir: F. Gary Gray. Wri: Jonathan Herman, Andrea Berloff, S. Leigh Savidge Alan Wenkus, Andrea Berloff Prod: Look it Up. There’s a lot....

Jordon Briggs
Aug 23, 2015


Why Do You Hate Me?
In trying to understand the recent personal experiences with what they call “closeted racism” and trying to understand my loneliness...

Jordon Briggs
Jul 19, 2015


Staying In: Inside Out Movie Review
Directed by: Pete Docter and Ronaldo Del Carmen Written by: Pete Docter, Ronaldo Del Carmen, Meg LeFauve, Josh Cooley Produced by: John...

Jordon Briggs
Jun 28, 2015


Crack Music: “Dope” Movie Review
Written and Directed: Rick Famuyiwa Produced: Pharrell Williams, Rick Famuyiwa, Sean Combs, Michael Y. Chow Forrest Whitaker Starring:...

Jordon Briggs
Jun 21, 2015


What’s Good on Netflix: Girlhood
Writer/Director: Celine Sciamma Producers: Rémi Burah, Bénédicte Couvreur, Olivier Père Starring: Karidja Touré, Assa Sylla, Lindsay...

Jordon Briggs
Jun 15, 2015


The Art of Autobiography: Earl Sweatshirt’s “Grief”
On Earl Sweatshirt’s “Grief”, Earl summons old and recent demons for a chance at progress. In the age of the smart phone–of social...

Jordon Briggs
May 1, 2015


What’s Good On Netflix: Yves Saint Laurent
Dir. Jalil Lespert Wri. Laurence Benaim (book) Marie-Pierre Huster, Jalil Lespert ,Jacques Fieschi, Jérémie Guez Exec Prod. Thierry...

Jordon Briggs
Apr 14, 2015


Fatal Transitions: It Follows Review
Wri/Dir by David Robert Mitchell Prod. Corey Large, Alan Pao, Mia Chang P. Jennifer Dana, Frederick W. Green, Joshua Astrachan Starring:...

Jordon Briggs
Apr 4, 2015


U and I: Red Army Review
Dir/Wri: Gabe Polsky Prod. Sean Carey, Dmitry Saltykovsky, Liam Satre-Meloy Jerry Weintraub Starring: Viacheslav Fetisov, Anatoli...

Jordon Briggs
Mar 25, 2015
Untitled
My interest in films started around my junior, maybe senior year of high school. Around that time (I had already been writing creatively)...

Jordon Briggs
Feb 24, 2015
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