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Invisible Beauty Bethann Hardison Revolutionized Fashion
Invisible Beauty is a tribute to an Black woman who made such seismic shifts that we should never forget her name or her contributions to equality in the fashion industry…
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Coming Attractions, Documentary Film Review, entertainment, Film Festivals, Film Reviews, Sundance Film Festival
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields Examines a Misjudged and Misguided Life
Honest and incisive, Pretty Baby critiques a toxic culture that perpetuates misogyny and is complicit in the sexualization and objectification of young girls, while sharing how Brooke Shields discovered and…
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The Persian Version Is a Generational Story Bathed in Love and Light
Keshavarz massively succeeds mixing past with present, while sprinkling events with humor drawing you into a family that is all too familiar yet completely different. In addition, she illustrates how…
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Coming Attractions, Documentary Film Review, entertainment, Film Festivals, Film Reviews, Sundance Film Festival
The Eternal Memory Will Haunt Your Spirit and Educate Your Soul
Your heart will sing and shatter in a zillion pieces all at once, which a total testament to the filmmaker and her subjects. Witnessing the grief Augusto has for his…
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Coming Attractions, Documentary Film Review, entertainment, Film Festivals, Film Reviews, Sundance Film Festival
The Stroll Breaks Down Transgressions of Trans Life on the Streets of NYC
For those unfamiliar with gentrification, sex workers or how it feels to be targeted by law enforcement simply based on what one looks like they may become possibly become engaged…
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Sometimes I Think About Dying Raises Awareness on Loneliness
Director Rachel Lambert crafts a cinematic kaleidoscope for this delicate tale of love for the socially awkward and emotionally challenged. Led by its producer and leading lady, Daisy Ridley spends…
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Coming Attractions, Documentary Film Review, entertainment, Film Festivals, Film Reviews, Sundance Film Festival
Little Richard: I Am Everything Digs Deep into the Lineage of a Legend
This rock 'n' roll legend's complex journey as a conflicted revolutionary careening between being a religious zealot, unapologetically embracing his sexuality, coupled with navigating the extreme tensions of race reminds…
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Aubrey Plaza Finally Get Perfect Showcase with Emily The Criminal
Aubrey Plaza, gives a nervy, committed performance, transforming Emily from an embittered temp worker into a stone-cold thief. She is a boss for the entire film ultimately creating her journey…
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John Boyega Will Gut You to the Core in Breaking
What resonates strongly for me is the blatant disrespect and dismissive attitude given toward people of color in authority and in distress . When Brian yells out "I want the…
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Cooper Raiff Fires on All Cylinders with Cha Cha Real Smooth
One thing is for sure, Cha Cha Real Smooth is no sophomore slump effort from Cooper Raif. If anything, this film will catapult him into the ranks of other notable…
