Get Out wins my Oscar vote
The Oscars are coming up and there are many contenders for every category. But there is only one film that actually has all of the components of a great film. One that will not be forgotten and actually shines a bright light on the real America, the one that is not always kind to all of her citizens. And that film is Get Out. It is a social psycho thriller which places race dead center. It features an actual modern day slave auction and the use of contemporary slave catchers. The family loves Obama and the black workers have been with their family for years. But it also shows us the sunken place where many Black folks exist as they try to survive the systemic and homegrown racism that is deep in the DNA of America. And we are currently living in a country where paper towels are thrown at hurricane victims and football players are told to stay in their place, and Black and Brown immigrants live in abject fear. The sunken place does exist. The film even includes humor. The best frien...