Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

even after 50 years, there are still many takeaways from guess who's coming to dinner that stand out. the daughter of a wealthy white family bringing home her african-american fiancée is certainly more widely accepted today than it was in the 60s, but the cultural opinions on the subject aren't vastly different between 1967 san francisco and the some parts of the south today. the reactions of her family are very telling, they are shocked, but the only person truly offended is tillie, their african-american maid. her prejudices are more intense towards her own race, then the views of any of... read more

9 adivina quien viene esta noche podría ser la típica comedia dramática sobre racismo, pero es que los personajes el motntaje que te atrapa desde el primer momento, y ese acto final son prodigiosos read more

anyone talking about this film being "dated" or "cheesy" can get the hell out...literally, get out. because ya'll love get out so much, and that film is one long homage to this one. i watched this for the first time in a gear up for mlk jr.'s birthday, when i make a point to think about these kind of things each year. the initial setup of a white girl bringing her black lover home to meet her parents for the first time is exactly the same. in both films, the man is skeptical of the girl's claims that her parents are super liberal and it'll be completely fine. and he's right to be skeptical of... read more