‘The Match’: When a good film falls short of greatness
“The Match”, a charged and dynamic Argentine soccer documentary following the 1986 World Cup game between Argentina and England, premiered…
Terra King
Terra King is a writer, editor and artist based in Portland, Oregon. Her work centers around the human condition, rights and culture. In her free time, Terra likes to go dancing, swim, and bop around with friends. Visit Terrasform.com for more.
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Cannes First Impressions
After nearly 20 hours of travel and a nine-hour time difference — including a red-eye flight where none of my…
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How ‘Tangerine’ challenged society’s sexualization of trans women, and why it can’t end here
When Sean Baker’s crime comedy “Tangerine” was released in 2015, it surprisingly garnered mainstream success, given its budget, production and…
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Reclaiming the Male Gaze: Learning to See Through Film Photography
I’ve questioned my own gaze for years. As a small child, I observed my three sisters — triplets eight years older than me — become women, and marveled at the power, allure and dynamism in femininity. Simultaneously I saw men lie, cheat and be violent in their reach for women. And I’ve gazed at myself in the mirror, watching my perception of self shift from day to day. My own perception of myself is as capricious as the winds, rising and falling with my mood, my cycle, the day’s events.
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The United States, Its Secret Origins, and the Deflation of ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’
At last year’s Academy Awards, Lily Gladstone was the first Indigenous American to be nominated for Best Actress. Her nomination was one of 10 Oscar nominations for Martin Scorsese’s film “Killers of the Flower Moon,” which many celebrated as progress for Indigenous representation in Hollywood.
