Director: Rosalind Ross Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Teresa Ruiz, Mel Gibson, Jacki Weaver and Patricia Belcher Mark Wahlberg’s scrappy real-life boxer-turned-priest drama doesn’t land too many punches Never has the road to the priesthood been paved […]
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Film Reviews, Ratings & Recommendations
The Lost City (Film Review)
Directors: Aaron Nee and Adam Nee Cast: Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum, Daniel Radcliffe, Brad Pitt, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Patti Harrison, Oscar Nuñez Not since Muhammad Ali and George Foreman have heavyweights been this entertaining in […]
A Journal For Jordan (Film Review)
Main Cast: Michael B Jordan, Chanté Adams, Jalon Christian, Tamara Tunie, Robert Wisdom Director: Denzel Washington First Sergeant Charles Monroe King’s (Jordan) deployment to Iraq puts his life and relationship with partner Dana Canedy (Chanté […]
Pirates (Film – Review)
Director: Reggie Yates Main Cast: Reda Elazouar, Elliot Edusah, Jordan Peters, Aaron Shosanya With the millennium on the horizon, best friends Kidda (Reda Elazouar), Cappo (Elliot Edusah) and Two Tonne (Jordan Peters) embark on a […]
Encanto (Film Review)
Directors: Jared Bush and Byron Howard Main Cast: Stephanie Beatriz, Wilmer Valderrama, Diane Guerrero, Rhenzy Feliz If it took a decade to get “Let It Go” out of your head, brace your vocal chords because […]
The Harder They Fall (Film Review)
Director: Jeymes ‘The Bullitts’ Samuels Cast: Idris Elba, Regina King, Jonathan Majors, Lakeith Stanfield, Zazie Beetz, Delroy Lindo, Danielle Deadwyler, RJ Cyler When outlaw Nat Love (Jonathan Majors) discovers his nemesis Rufus Buck (Idris Elba) […]
Summer Of Soul (…Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (Film Review)
Director: Amir “Questlove” Thompson After 50 years hidden away, the historic performances of the Harlem Cultural Festival are unearthed from the vault. Questlove’s directorial debut explores the impact of the six-week event on culture, through […]
Sing, Freetown (Film Review)
Director: Clive Patterson Starring: Sorious Samura and Charlie Haffner TO LOVE ONE’S COUNTRY ISN’T TO LOOK PAST ITS SHORTCOMINGS, BUT TO DO EVERYTHING IN ONE’S POWER TO CHANGE THEM. Sing, Freetown is Sorious Samura’s attempt […]
Interview With The Empathetic Elizabeth Lo (Filmmaker)
“Oppression of the nonhuman will eventually find its way to the human, from the poor to the middle class, from the non-citizen to the citizen” Director Elizabeth Lo opens up about the inspiration behind her […]
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