Author: The Nerd Corps

The nerds conclude their Women Directors Month as they discuss the 2017 historical drama by Dee Rees, Mudbound.

IMDb Synopsis: “Two men return home from World War II to work on a farm in rural Mississippi, where they struggle to deal with racism and adjusting to life after war.”

Brad and Raul continue on with their April theme of films directed by women by discussing Dee Rees’ Pariah.

IMDb Synopsis: “A Brooklyn teenager juggles conflicting identities and risks friendship, heartbreak, and family in a desperate search for sexual expression.”

Raul and Brad continue on with their month looking at films directed by women as they look at the jukebox musical film, Across The Universe.

IMDb Synopsis: “The music of The Beatles and the Vietnam War form the backdrop for the romance between an upper-class American girl and a poor Liverpudlian artist.”

The nerds kick off their Films Directed by Women Month as they look at a classic Chicana film, Real Women Have Curves.

IMDb Synopsis: “In East Los Angeles, an 18-year-old struggles between her ambitions of going to college and the desires of her domineering mother for her to get married, have children, and oversee the small, rundown family-owned textile factory.”