The questions posed by my favorite media of 2018

These are some of my favorite music, films, and television of the last year or so. To me, each work posed a question. Below are the works and the questions they posed to me (in no order):

Albums

Daytona - Pusha T

Should you take your time?

12 Little Spells - Esperanza Spalding

To what extent are your actions contingent on your circumstances?

Dirty Computer - Janelle Monáe

How do you reckon with your identity?

Be the Cowboy - Mitski

How can you live with yourself by yourself?

Television

The Good Place

What does it mean to be a good person?

Daredevil

Can you have it all?

Ducktales

How much are you willing to lose for someone you love?

Star Trek: Discovery

What risks do you have to take to make a better world?

Film

Black Panther

Are you obligated to share with your struggling family?

Won’t You Be My Neighbor?

Can you love people for who they are?

Sorry to Bother You

Do you have to construct a new identity to overcome the constraints posed by a shitty society?

The Kindergarten Teacher

Are you just a dilettante?