So… I guess we’re back? If you’re an American, chances are you’ve been vaxxed to the max already and or are probably awaiting your second dose, which should come quickly.  As we already noted, folks like Marvel are already flexing, welcoming audiences back to theaters, and well, that means nature is healing, right? Cinema is healing too, and with New York vowing to reopen fully on June 1, that probably means the rest of the country isn’t far behind.

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Exclusive: Anxiety is high, nerves are shot, and no one is sleeping. The urgency around the election right now is as high as it’s ever been, and filmmakers and studios are getting into the mix to do all they can to encourage people to vote and create change. As early voter turnout surges, the youth vote projected to be at an all-time high, and as another way to energize young voters, Alamo Drafthouse Virtual Cinema, in conjunction with the filmmakers and get out the vote efforts, announces that it will release the March For Our Lives documentary “Us Kids,” for free starting tomorrow, Friday, October 30 through election day.

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“We call B.S.” This was the message from Stoneman Douglas High School shooting survivor Emma Gonzalez and many of her peers. Tragically, not a whole lot changed in the two years since it was spoken. But hope can never be abandoned. It’s an ideal that propelled a movement like March For Our Lives forward. Gonzalez and additional youth—exercising wisdom and responsibility beyond their years—advocate this day that it’s high time the U.S. government put the lives of its citizens first.

Continue reading ‘Us Kids’ Trailer: New Doc Profiles A Resilient Youth Movement Telling America To Wake Up & Act at The Playlist.

Is it still shocking to wake up to news stories about mass shootings in the United States in the year 2020? Truthfully, there’s not a clear-cut answer to that question. If one answers yes, the response solidifies that gun-related violence is an unstoppable epidemic that forces those affected into a position of simulated helplessness, but if one answers no, this inverse reaction brings to light the desensitization ingrained in the country’s populace. You can’t win.

Continue reading ‘Us Kids’: Meet The Gen Z Activists Fighting For Gun Reform In America [Sundance Review] at The Playlist.