Chauncey K. Robinson

1 month ago | peoplesworld.org | Chauncey K. Robinson

One hundred years ago, in 1925, the serialized version of the novel Metropolis was published in the German magazine Illustriertes Blatt with the intention of it being adapted into a film. In 1927, it hit the big screen and eventually came to be seen as pioneering science-fiction cinema, being among the first feature-length films of the genre.

1 month ago | peoplesworld.org | Chauncey K. Robinson

The best kind of vampire films understand that there are worse things in society than blood-sucking monsters with fangs. The horror genre has often been a cinematic landscape exploring themes in our world that aren’t the most pleasant. When movies in this genre lean into this legacy with bold, imaginative storytelling, the result can often be compelling original stories that lure us in with terror and keep us captivated with the very human condition at the heart of it all.

2 months ago | peoplesworld.org | Chauncey K. Robinson

As the country continues to be divided on politics and “culture wars,” one American institution has been thrust into the center of it all—libraries. While heated debates surrounding book bans and attacks on education have been making headlines, a new documentary presents a compelling case that the American public library has always been at the heart of democracy.

2 months ago | peoplesworld.org | Chauncey K. Robinson

“In a time of universal deceit—telling the truth is a revolutionary act.”Earlier this month, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously, 9-0, that the Trump administration must “facilitate” the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the United States. The Salvadorian national was deported on March 15, despite legally living in the country.

2 months ago | peoplesworld.org | Chauncey K. Robinson

Popular culture has always been tainted by a capitalist-driven system that focuses on churning out products to be consumed with little consideration for art. Every generation has its stories of female stars who’ve been torn apart by the very industry that built them up and enabled them to become influential. More often than not, these women have met their undoing in controversies steeped in sexism, in situations that treat them as commodities rather than the complex human beings they are.