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Film Reviews

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Film Review – One Night in Miami

January 20th, 2021 | POSTED BY Allen Almachar

One Night in Miami (2020) sets up a fictional “What If” scenario. What if you took four 20th century Black icons – Malcolm X, Muhammad Ali, Jim Brown, and Sam Cooke – and congregated them into one room. What would happen? What would their conversation be like?…

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Film Review – Promising Young Woman

January 12th, 2021 | POSTED BY Benjamin Rendall

At times hauntingly depressing, with depths of righteous anger, star Carey Mulligan and director Emerald Fennell have made something deftly original, tantalizing, and fulfilling in Promising Young Woman. Cassandra (Mulligan) is working at a coffee shop, living at home after dropping out of medical school…

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Film Review – Pieces of a Woman

January 8th, 2021 | POSTED BY Allen Almachar

Pieces of a Woman (2020) starts off with a harrowing opening act. Martha (Vanessa Kirby) and her partner Sean (Shia LaBeouf) are expecting a child. They have their baby room all set up and ready to go. They have made the decision to have a natural…

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Film Review – Wonder Woman 1984

December 28th, 2020 | POSTED BY Allen Almachar

What makes Wonder Woman such a compelling superhero – alongside the likes of Superman and Captain America – is her earnest belief in goodness. While the world maybe full of cynicism and cruelty, she stands as a beacon of hope and compassion. Yes, she has…

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Film Review – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

December 23rd, 2020 | POSTED BY Allen Almachar

There’s an extended monologue deep into Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (2020) that cuts so deeply that we feel the pain sear into our hearts. Levee (Chadwick Boseman) – an ambitious, slick, and hot-tempered horn player – describes to fellow bandmembers a traumatic experience at the hands of…

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Film Review – Another Round

December 21st, 2020 | POSTED BY Allen Almachar

Four guy friends – all high school teachers – gather for dinner to celebrate the 40th birthday of one of their own. The night begins regularly, with each of them engaging in idle chit chat. Things take a turn when we learn that all four share…

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Film Review – Mank

December 9th, 2020 | POSTED BY Allen Almachar

It’s one thing to make a movie about a movie, it’s a whole other thing to make a movie about Citizen Kane (1941). It’s one of the most written about, analyzed, and debated films ever. Many consider it “The Greatest Film Ever Made,” and is often…

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Film Review – Nomadland

December 7th, 2020 | POSTED BY Allen Almachar

Nomadland (2020) plays like a great American novel – one full of heart, compassion and empathy. It’s populated by characters who live on the fringes, who are forgotten by the rest of society but are very much interwoven into the fabric of the country. This is…

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