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Ant Man and The Wasp is Hilarious, Quick Witted Superhero Fun
Marvel Studios is kicking off its 10th anniversary in real style. With the release of Avenger: Infinity War and Black Panther earlier this year, they have more than proved that…
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Sorry to Bother You is a Refreshingly Weird Sci-Fi Social Commentary
I often use the term ‘code switch’ to describe when a person of color changes the tone of our voice to sound a little ‘less threatening’ to white people. Sounds…
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AFI DOCS: Deportation of 1917 Bisbee Arizona Revisited in Riveting Documentary
News reports of thousands of immigrants being deported after their contribution to making America great again dominate on a daily basis. As annoyed or shocked as we are about these…
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Mia Wasikowska Redefines Distress in Damsel
In romantic relationships, we always assume that true love prevails and conquers all…right??!! That’s what Samuel (Robert Pattinson thought until things go terribly awry. Taking place in the Wild, Wild…
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Ellis Haizlip’s Niece Pays Tribute in Audience Winning Doc Mr SOUL!
A graduate of Howard University, Haizlip set the vibe of the times and changed the minds of what and how Americans viewed what Black American culture was really all about.…
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Paul Rudd is Perfect in The Catcher Was a Spy
I’m always down for a good tale of espionage, especially when it involves baseball. Doesn’t make sense right? Let me break it down for you. The Catcher Was A Spy…
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Filmstruck Celebrates The Best of Blaxploitation, LGBTQ and Dads in June
Funk. Soul. Ultra-hip. This month, FilmStruck is highlighting Blaxploitation cinema, a group of films made specifically for African American audiences in the 1970s just as black filmmakers were finally allowed…
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Hardwick and Good Scorch The Screen in A Boy…A Girl…A Dream
There was a man I once met whose chemistry was so strong that when he held my hand, it felt like electricity shooting through my body. Our entire relationship was…
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Family, Race, Class and Triumph of Human Spirit Examined in QUEST
For his debut documentary, QUEST, director Jonathan Olshefski spent nearly a decade chronicling the daily triumphs and tragedies of the Raineys, a working class African-American family in North Philadelphia. The father, Christopher…
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Disco Lives on in the Millineum Through Studio 54
One can’t think about disco and the 70’s without reminiscing about the decadence and glamour of New York City’s hottest nightclub – Studio 54. Back in the day, Studio 54…
