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AFI Film Festival, Coming Attractions, Documentary Film Review, entertainment, Film Reviews, Sundance Film Festival
Toni Morrison Doc Insightful and Inspiring
Howard University was my introduction to a few things. Alpha Kappa Alpha was founded on that campus and Toni Morrison (a fellow Bison) would become my literary guru. Toni’s writing’s…
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Sundance 2019: Animals and Humans Share Spiritual Journey in The Mustang
Opening montage of serene beauty associated with horses is calming until a frenetic band of violins hovers while dozens of Mustangs run across the plains from helicopters hovering. One would…
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Coming Attractions, Documentary Film Review, entertainment, Film Festivals, Film Reviews, Sundance Film Festival
Sundance ’19: Leaving Neverland Unearths MJ Sexual Allegations
Finding Neverland is painful to watch for a variety of reasons and there are some out there who for yet another ride around the tabloid merry-go-round will find this entertaining…
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Sundance 2019: Clemency is a Raw, Emotional Look at Death Row
Chononye Chuckwu perfectly encapsulates and humanizes lawyers, criminals and prison staff in this heart stopping drama. This is by far a career best for the legendary Alfre Woodard. The list…
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Apollo 11 Relives Historic Moon Walk and Inspires Americans
“One small step for man…One giant leap for mankind” is a Neil Armstrong quote that takes us right back to that historical moment of when Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael…
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The Favourite Dominates BAFTA Nominations
The BAFTA nominations were just dropped along with some surprise bombs including the one and only nomination for Steve McQueen’s WIDOWS for Viola Davis. Another surprise is that not one…
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Dumplin’ Embraces Dolly and Being Uniquely You
Brilliantly adapted by Kristen Hahn and directed by Anne Fletcher, Dumplin' will inspire any woman of any age to love who they are despite what society says we should look…
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Barry Jenkins Breathes Life into Baldwin with If Beale Street Could Talk
When the line is spoken "No one should ever have to see a loved one through a pane of glass," and the film kicks off with 'There are days when…
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Stan and Ollie is Loving Portrait of Comedy’s Most Memorable Duo
Martin and Lewis. Abbott and Costello. Lucy and Desi. Classic comedy duos made us laugh, but it is there tragic demise that we remember just as vividly. Stan Laurel and…
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Is the Apocalyptic Sandra Bullock Thriller Birdbox a Hit for Netflix?
Birdbox entertained me, but stressed me the hell out all at the same time. I spent half the film peeping through my fingers and jumping...just saying. You can let me…
