Melissa McCarthy is Transformational in Can You Ever Forgive Me
Many times, as a struggling actress, I would take books to the Strand Book Store in NYC or CD’s and albums to Amoeba Music Store for a little quick…
Robert Forster is Unshakable in Alzheimer Drama What They Had
When my Uncle passed a few years back, I knew this loss would knock my mother for a loop. You see, his passing made my Mom the only living…
Damien Chazelle Makes First Man Visually Stunning| TIFF 18
Neil Armstrong along with John Glenn and Buzz Aldrin were the first meant to walk on the moon successfully. It was a great moment in American history marked by these…
Quincy Jones is a National Treasure | Tiff 18
Everyone has a purpose and reason on this earth. Quincy Jones should know. This national treasure has escaped the clutches of death in the form of brain aneurism’s and yet…
ICEBOX Chills to the Bone With Immigrant Border Realism| TIFF 18
Remember those video images capturing thousands of immigrant children being held hostage in detention centers wrapped in foil? Remember how POTUS told American that it was fake news? Not only…
Are Law Enforcement in American Monsters and Men ?| TIFF 18
Over the last few years, America has literally witnessed hundreds of people of color perish at the hands of law enforcement. What most fail to remember is that when the…
Age Only a Number for Robert Redford in The Old Man and The Gun | TIFF 18
Are you familiar with the name Doris Marie Payne? If not, let me enlighten you. She is an elderly African-American woman who is a world-renowned jewel thief. Beautiful and from…
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…
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…
