Barry Jenkins

"Medicine For Melancholy": Down, But Caught Out, in San Francisco

Rob Fields | Posted 05.25.2011

Rob Fields

In his feature debut, Medicine for Melancholy, Barry Jenkins captures the challenges of being black and indie in the 21st century. The result is a fresh meditation on race, class and gentrification.

The Alarming Decline Of Expressive Language, In Life and On Film

John Farr | Posted 05.25.2011

John Farr

Even as today's high school and college students are pushed harder in school, they cannot write an essay or use descriptive language nearly as fluently as their parents and grandparents could.