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Pahokee Tale of Hope and Crushed Dreams|SXSW ‘19
Pahokee touched my heart because it reminded me of just how fleeting and precious life can be when you are young, idealistic with your whole world ahead of you. Yet,…
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Processing the WTF*ck Factor of Jordan Peele’s US | SXSW ’19
Peele is following in the footsteps of Oscar winner Barry Jenkins by having his sophomore film knock it out of the park!!! At the end of the day, US is…
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The Magic and Urban Legend of Air Jordans revisited with Unbanned: The Legend of AJ1
Sneakerhead culture is real. Just ask Spike Lee, as he sported custom gold Jordans while nabbing the Academy Award for BlackKklansman this past weekend. All over the world sneaker…
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Transit is Refugee Romance with Unforeseen Twist
Based on the novel by Anna Seghers, you know in the first few intense frames of Transit that this story will resonate not only with the heart, but remind…
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Isabelle Huppert is Stalker from Hell in GRETA
When the song “Where Are You” plays in the background as we watch Greta (Isabelle Huppert) leave a black bag on the subway while making her way through the city…
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Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists Journalist to Their Core
There are many things I remember about riding the subway in New York City. The rats running across the platforms late at night, that putrid smell of urine…
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Sundance ’19: Lorena on Amazon Prime Sheds New Light on Historic Case
There is not a man alive who is not at least a little familiar with the Lorena Bobbit case. For them, it is literally their worst nightmare. Which is exactly…
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Family Style Clue Mystery Dominates Everybody Knows
Originally titled Todos lo Saben and written/directed by Asghar Farhadi, Farhadi has specialized in long-buried family secrets, grudges and jealousies. His writing and direction are precise, each new revelation fitting together…
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Sundance ‘19: The Last Black Man in San Francisco Charming Gentrification Tale
Jimmie Fails is a resident of San Francisco whose major mode of transportation is via skateboard. Jimmie is not just any resident of the Bay Area, He’s a third generation…
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Sundance ’19: Ine Marie Wilmann is Spectacular as Sonja The White Swan
Growing up in the midwest, my winters were filled with ice-skating in Forest Park on Sundays. My cousin and I would pretend we were competing in the pairs division of…
