James Baldwin Breaths Black Love in If Beale Street Could Talk | TIFF 18
James Baldwin is easily one of the most, brilliant, polarizing authors of his time. Not afraid to speak up or speak out on issues as they pertain to people of…
The First Man Reminds Audiences Why America is Great | TIFF 18
On January 28, 1986, I remember the Space Shuttle Challenger having an astronaut who was a person of color named Ronald McNair and how excited I was to witness such…
Gaga and Cooper Shine Bright Like Diamonds in A Star is Born| TIFF 18
Every artist at one point or another has been told why they won’t succeed. Sometimes it’s attributed to physicality, representation, or simple discrepancy of what lane the talent should thrive and…
Fiery Redhead Wins Hearts in Float Like a Butterfly | TIFF 18
Since the beginning of time, women have been viewed and treated like second class citizens. We are not encouraged to become educated or have aspirations beyond cooking, cleaning and…
White Boy Rick is Same Old Story with Real Life Twist
What would you say if I told you a 15-year-old boy from Detroit sold drug for the federal government and lived to tell the tale? You would say it…
Lizzie Spins Murder Into Love Story of Lesbian Broken Souls
How many times have you heard this…”Lizzie Borden took an axe – gave her mother forty whacks. When she saw what she had done she gave her father forty-one? ”…
TIFF 18: Amanda Sternberg Spectacular Rising Star in The Hate U Give
How many of us have that one white friend that doesn’t think they’re racist because they have black friends, listen to rap music or are related in some way…
The Happytime Murders is No Sesame and All Street
Puppets and I have a very sordid history between being in The Lion King and Avenue Q, one could say I literally can’t escape them…not even as a film critic.…
Operation Finale Bursts Open True Story of Nazi Solider
Otto Adolf Eichmann was a German Nazi and one of the major organizers of the Holocaust alongside Adolf Hitler. When some Israeli agents discover that Eichmann (Ben Kingsley) has been…
KIN is High Adrenaline Sci-Fi Action Fantasy
Based on the short film “Bag Man” by newbie directors Josh and Jonathan Baker, KIN is a high adrenaline sci-fi action fantasy focused around two brothers on the run of…
