Content Warning: This informal review by K includes mentions of racism, colorism, transphobia, and anti-Semitism. Although I was certainly late for the Twitter watch threads surrounding Lovecraft Country (2020), I wasn’t late to the hype and the nominations it garnered this awards season. It disappointedly didn’t win much this season which I was utterly confused about, but with further reflection and putting aside my bias…

On November 7, 2020, liberal Americans would see a hopeful day on the horizon with the election of President Joe Biden. People gathered on the streets to celebrate their win of the executive branch and what would be the “end of fascism and rise of democracy”. …