AFI DOCS: Malaysian Filmmakers Spotlight St. Louis Superman Bruce Franks
Two major events happened on August 9th. Michael Brown was shot dead in Ferguson and the son of Bruce Franks, Jr. (King) was born. Activist. Father. Rapper. On Election Day,…
X Men’s Dark Phoenix Anti-Climatic
Just like with people of different ethnicity, what people don't understand they fear and what they fear they seek to destroy. Jean is mentally fragile while being flooded with disjointed…
Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Lorraine Toussaint are Sci-Fi Badasses in Fast Color
The indestructible love of parents for their children, the secret interracial relationship and the setup of Ruth, Bo and Lila as sci-fantastical super heroes in a world that is nearing…
Mary Kay Place Gives Career Best with Mostly Female Cast in Diane
Caregivers understand wholeheartedly the sacrifices one makes in order to keep their loved ones safe and healthy. But, it comes with a price. A price that can result in loneliness,…
Dev Patel Captivates as Hired Gun in The Wedding Guest
There’s a scene in John Singleton’s Poetic Justice where the lead characters get a whiff of some home cooking on the road and pull over to grab a plate at…
Isabelle Huppert is Stalker from Hell in GRETA
When the song “Where Are You” plays in the background as we watch Greta (Isabelle Huppert) leave a black bag on the subway while making her way through the city…
Are you “Unlovable?” Charlene duGuzman Tackles Addiction with Humor
During SXSW Mark Duplass debuted a comedic film directed by Suzy Yoonessi and written by Duplass, Sarah Adina Smith and the film's star Charlene duGuzman. deGuzman's real-life love/sex addiction is…
Assasination Nation Gives Revolution a Whole New Face
When I heard the lead character in a voice over state, “…this is the story of how my town Salem lost its m$%f**&n mind,” I knew I was in…
Minding The Gap Examines Friendship, Growing Pains and Family
When “Boyhood” was released a few years back it was considered revolutionary because it was filmed over an extended period of time. Well, clearly Bing Liu took that premise a…
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heartk
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart will open your mind and your heart to one of America's most beloved playwrights who has inspired generations with her play, "A Raisin in The…
