Chauncey K. Robinson

Chauncey K. Robinson is an award winning journalist and film critic. Born and raised in Newark, New Jersey, she has a strong love for storytelling and history. She believes narrative greatly influences the way we see the world, which is why she's all about dissecting and analyzing stories and culture to help inform and empower the people.

LATEST ARTICLES BY Chauncey K. Robinson

Culture

‘There’s Someone Inside Your House:’ A mid-tier cancel culture slasher flick
October 8, 2021 By Chauncey K. Robinson
The plot of this story is probably one you’ve heard hundreds of times. Yet, it isn’t the overarching set-up that makes this movie worth watching, but rather the details added within.
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Culture

‘Fauci’ film goes beyond the doctor to showcase vicious cycle of deadly outbreaks
October 6, 2021 By Chauncey K. Robinson
The new documentary Fauci showcases the relationship between science, politics, and public discourse—and what can happen when it all goes off the rails.
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Culture

‘No One Gets Out Alive’: A slow-burn immigration horror story
September 29, 2021 By Chauncey K. Robinson
No One Gets Out Alive uses the perils undocumented immigrant women face in pursuit of the so-called American Dream to showcase the things of nightmares.
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Culture

‘Midnight Mass:’ Horrific tale shows complex relationship of class and religion
September 24, 2021 By Chauncey K. Robinson
Is Heaven appealing because our reality has been made so brutal?
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Culture

‘Y: The Last Man’ is dystopian television for a post-Trump world
September 21, 2021 By Chauncey K. Robinson
The real meat of the story isn’t to be found in the catastrophic event that wipes out nearly all the men on the planet, but rather in the challenges involved in rebuilding an imperfect world.
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Books

‘Fearing the Black Body’ uses history to dismantle fat phobia, health inequality
September 2, 2021 By Chauncey K. Robinson
Strings does a fine job of collecting all of this material for the reader to take in, but her voice gets lost in all the facts and data. At times, 'Fearing the Black Body' reads like...
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Culture

‘Reminiscence’: A forgettable film about memory and climate change
August 26, 2021 By Chauncey K. Robinson
Perhaps one day soon we’ll get a new major science fiction movie that tackles the very real threat of climate change and wealth distribution. Reminiscence isn’t it.
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Culture

Netflix anime ‘Yasuke’ puts spectacle over substance for the Black samurai
June 18, 2021 By Chauncey K. Robinson
There’s more spectacle than substance even with a quality voice cast.
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