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…
Black Dahlia Revisited through Fauna Hodel in TNT’S I AM THE NIGHT
If you are a native of Los Angeles and driven down Franklin Street, you have more than likely driven past the home of one of the city’s most famous, mysterious…
James McAvoy is Brilliant in M. Night Shamaylan’s GLASS
Growing up as a military dependent, often times I didn’t fit in. Our family was often one of the few or sometimes the only family of color on the…
Kevin Hart and Bryan Cranston Unlikely Irrestible Duo in The Upside
What happens when you run out of options? Those moments where you feel like universe, family, friends and even you have given up on YOU. Dell (Kevin Hart) is an…
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…
Funny. Suspense. Thriller = Escape Room
Escape Rooms are all the rage for birthday parties, a girlfriend get-together or to just hang out with your favorite game partners. As someone who does not enjoy being…
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…
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…
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…
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…
