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Hillbilly Elegy Illustrates Family Survival in the Midst of Addiction
Some may screen this film and be annoyed by what they see as a cliche' about mountain folk and poor folk. Â The truth is nothing is a cliche' when a…
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Sophia Loren is Exquisitely Directed by Son in The Life Ahead
Based on Romain Gary's 1975 book The Life Before Us (adapted once before, in 1977's Madame Rosa -  starring Simone Signoret), The Life Ahead results in a tour de force performance…
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Jingle Jangle Swings Into Holiday Season with Chocolate Classic
Lyn and David Talbert have been producing and writing for more than 20 years. Â Now, they have managed to create a new Christmas classic where every little Black girl and…
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Politics, Civil Justice and the Law in Sorkin’s The Trial of the Chicago 7
Sasha Baron Cohen breaks out of any stereotypical ideology that proceeds him in the role of Abbie Hoffman. His comedic sensibility serve him well in reenacting Hoffman's courtroom antics and…
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Radha Blank Shares Her 40 year Old Version and It Is Right on Time
This amazingly gifted new cinematic voice shatters stereotypes with a story that point blank illustrates how long Black artists have been wearing masks out of fear, being fired or being…
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The Boys in The Band Touts Stellar Male Cast and Killer Soundtrack
It's heartbreakingly honest, gloriously funny, yet laden with an intensely poignant representation at a group of men just having a good time while letting their laundry hang all the way…
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Climate Change, Soil and Sustainability Help Humans Kiss The Ground
Expertly directed by Joshua Tickell and based on his book by the same name, KISS THE GROUND is a global documentary wake-up call to every living, breathing human being that rapid erosion…
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Ellen Burstyn and Vanessa Kirby are Spellbounding in Pieces of a Woman
Pieces of Woman break down all the elements of a gender. Â Women are kind, strong, loving and thorough the miracle of childbirth are changed emotionally forever. For better or for…
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Omar Epps is That Creepy and Crazy in Fatal Affair
Now, have we seen this before? Â Absolutely....numerous times. Â But, let's applaud the fact that the tide is shifting in the industry where an OG like Nia Long produces, stars in…
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Trans Images in Media are Challenged in Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen
Disclosure: Trans Lives On Screen, Directed by Sam Feder, provides a cinematic history of how the trans community has been portrayed in the print and electronic media over the decades,…
