Tag: Movie Review
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“Marriage Story” is no “Kramer vs. Kramer”
“Marriage Story” is a narrow-minded and heavy-handed attempt to examine the complexity of human relationships.
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“Vivarium” Presents Go-Nowhere Parenting
By now we all have a good sense of what it’s like to be trapped at home indefinitely. Will we be allowed out by June? August? The year 2021? Or are we like a country full of tigers, doomed to live out our days in captivity? As the days of quarantine and social isolation turn…
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Throw a Goat For “Trolls: World Tour”
If you’re quarantined with kids — or if you’re a kid at heart who enjoys Dreamworks animation movies — Trolls: World Tour (2020, Prime Video, Vudu, Fandango) is a sweet, singalong distraction with several positive messages. You don’t need to have seen the first Trolls movie to enjoy this one, but if you have seen…
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“Keanu” Paved the Way for “Get Out”
Jordan Peele’s turn to horror with “Get Out” isn’t as unexpected as it may seem. He primed his fans for a disturbing and nuanced exploration of racism with his work on “Keanu” and “Key & Peele.”
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“Small Talk”: An Incluvie Film Festival Review
The most impressive aspect of this film is the honest and natural performances given by the on-screen duo.
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Incluvie Film Festival Review of ‘Sleep No More’
This short film was an overall creative success.
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‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ Review: Exploring The Black Panther Party
Warner Bros.’s latest feature, Judas and the Black Messiah, takes viewers to 1968 Chicago. That’s right, the Black Power era. More specifically, the Black Panther Party. The drama recounts the life of Black activist Fred Hampton. He rose to prominence as the mesmerizing chairman of the Illinois Black Panther Party. On December 4, 1969, Fred, 21, and…
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Tearing Down Gender Stereotypes in Family Drama ‘Palmer’
Apple TV+’s latest feature film Palmer, directed by Fisher Stevens and written by Cheryl Guerriero, a native of my hometown, takes viewers on an emotional rollercoaster set in a small town in Louisiana. When ex-convict Eddie Palmer (Justin Timberlake) is released early from his prison sentence, he returns home to live with his beloved grandmother Vivian (June Squibb). While on…
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It’s ‘The Little Things’ That Bore You
2 hours and 7 minutes of my life that I will never get back. Nice. Late last year, Warner Bros. announced that all of their 2021 film releases would simultaneously release to theaters and on the streaming service HBO Max. The first launch of the year is John Lee Hancock’s slow-burn crime thriller The Little Things.…
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“Antebellum” Film Review
Black History Month on cable television was a disappointing experience. With the networks all clamouring to air the same White Saviour stories we’ve seen time and time again, I was looking to cap off my February with a film that appeared to be a little more brave- something that looked to further black art and…