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Homer G. Phillips Defined The Color of Medicine in St. Louis
Knowing that once upon a time, there were medical professionals who took their oath seriously to care for 'all life' and that they were trained and sometime born in bred…
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Octavia Spencer as Madam C.J. Walker’s is Glorious on Netflix’s Self Made
Born Sarah Breedlove and the daughter of slaves, Walker was orphaned at seven, married at fourteen and widowed at twenty. When she discovered a revolutionary hair care formula for black…
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Coming Attractions, Documentary Film Review, entertainment, Film Festivals, Film Reviews, Sundance Film Festival
Hillary Clinton Doesn’t Hold Back in HULU Documentary Series
Everyone has an opinion about Hillary Rodham Clinton. There is no grey area when it comes to her. People either adore or revile her and sheundeniably represents many different things…
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Love and Hope From Man’s Best Friend Permeate The Call of The Wild
Let's address the elephant in the room. Although there has been much discussion over the choice to use a computer generated dog over a real dog, it didn't bother me…
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Anna Taylor-Joy is Pure Unadulterated Cunningly Crafty in Emma
Jane Austen is one of my favorite novelist, so anytime there is a screen adaptation of her work, I’m all in! There have been at least four incarnations of Jane…
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Zora Howard Captures Young Heartbreak on the Page and Screen in Premature
Howard keeps you invested in Ayanna, whose pride and vulnerability feel like a huge gift-wrapped love letter to millennials in how not every man is worthy until you find worth…
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Force Majeure Remake Downhill Double Entendre for Relationship on Skids
Ferrell and Louis-Drefuss dramatic prowess is on display without a net and they are both well up to the task. The uncomfortable vibe of their once jolly life is impressionable…
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Issa Rae and Lakeith Stanfield Scorch Screen in The Photograph
Once upon a time, a man I know grabbed my hand to cross a street in Manhattan it felt like he had been holding my hand for eternity. It was…
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Chicks Led By Fantabulous Margot Robbie Are Kicking A$$ in Birds of Prey
Robbie's breaking the fourth wall from time to time adds to the comic book laced humor infused throughout from Harley's pet hyena to even a slight joke about Bernie Sanders. Birds…
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Uncut Gems, Marriage Story and Lulu Wang’s Farewell Rule Spirit Awards
The Farewell is the second Chinese language movie to win at the Spirit Awards since 2000’s Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Wang's win is only the second time a female solo…
