January 10th, 2017 by Aaron Neuwirth
The Birth of a Nation came and went last year. Following its breakout at the Sundance Film Festival, the proceeding months were not kind to writer/director/producer/star Nate Parker, based on a muddy history that was brought back into the news. Still, there is a righteous part of me that sees a film recounting a historical […]
December 6th, 2016 by Aaron Neuwirth
While the filmmaker faced his share of controversy, The Birth of a Nation is still a film with a message and more. Those who want to eek it out now have a chance, when the film arrives on Blu-ray this January. More as follows: Set against the antebellum South, THE BIRTH OF A NATION follows Nat […]
October 5th, 2016 by Aaron Neuwirth
The Birth of a Nation is a film designed to challenge various parts of me. There is a righteous part of me that sees a film recounting a historical event tying into relevant topics still affecting America today, as the nation continues to court more and more woke individuals. The other part concerns my role […]