film review
HIM is the sophomore feature from Justin Tipping, who also directed 'Dear White People' and 'The Chi.'
Him
Directed by Justin Tipping
Written by Zack Akers, Skip Bronkie and Justin Tipping
Starring Marlon Wayans, Tyriq Withers and Julia Fox
Classification 14A; 96 min
Opens in theatres Sept. 19
Professional football is one of the most racially marked institutions in American culture. For decades now, the spectacle of the sport has become inextricably linked to questions of labour, exploitation and the racialized identity. It’s a history so long and documented that the racism experienced specifically by Black American quarterbacks has its own Wikipedia page.
It makes sense then, that a film such as HIM , the sports horror flick and sophomore feature from Dear Whi