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  • The Secret Agent — 2025 Toronto International Film Festival

    (****)   “I am under a death threat… it’s a dangerous situation.” Marcelo (Wagner ... [ Read More ]

    The Secret Agent — 2025 Toronto International Film Festival
  • The Choral — 2025 Toronto International Film Festival

    (***1/2)  When they sang in harmony they thought it would be forever. World War I thought ... [ Read More ]

    The Choral — 2025 Toronto International Film Festival
  • Dead Man’s Wire — 2025 Toronto International Film Festival

    (***)  He’s pissed. He’s so t-ed off he’s grabbed a gun and a hostage. Someone’s gonna ... [ Read More ]

    Dead Man’s Wire — 2025 Toronto International Film Festival
  • The Smashing Machine — 2025 Toronto International Film Festival

    (***)  “Am I going to hurt him befor he hurts me?”   That’s what’s on the mind ... [ Read More ]

    The Smashing Machine — 2025 Toronto International Film Festival
  • One Battle After Another

    (**1/2) The revolution will not be televised. But it’s been made into a movie… They knew ... [ Read More ]

    One Battle After Another
  • The Lost Bus — 2025 TorontoInternational Film Festival

    (***1/2)  It started with a spark, and no one knew how it would end. That’s how the ... [ Read More ]

    The Lost Bus — 2025 TorontoInternational Film Festival
  • Black Films Help 2025 Toronto International Film Festival Celebrate its 50th Anniversary

    As TIFF turned 50 it rolled out the red carpet for 291 films from around the world. Over 11 festive ... [ Read More ]

    Black Films Help 2025 Toronto International Film Festival Celebrate its 50th Anniversary
  • Love, Brooklyn

    (**1/2) He loves her. He loves her not. She loves him, she loves him not. That’s why they ... [ Read More ]

    Love, Brooklyn
  • An Officer and a Spy

    (***1/2)  Accused, court-martialed and imprisoned. Back in late 1800s France, the ... [ Read More ]

    An Officer and a Spy
  • Highest 2 Lowest

    (***)  “Oh, what a beautiful mornin’, Oh what a beautiful day. I've got a ... [ Read More ]

    Highest 2 Lowest
  • The Fantastic Four: First Steps

    (**1/2)  “I will not sacrifice this child for the world. I will not sacrifice this world ... [ Read More ]

    The Fantastic Four: First Steps
  • Weapons

    (***1/2)  They’re gone. Just like that they disappeared into the night. At 2:17am. ... [ Read More ]

    Weapons

Miami Winters: The Lush Life and Hip Things

February 11, 2015 By: Dwight Brown

The likely antidote for winter melancholia is a trip to a warm climate. Miami comes to mind. And when we think of Miami, South Beach has traditionally been the tourist hub. But these days, it’s only one of the entrees Miami is serving. Downtown, Mid Beach, Miami Shores… If you go to Miami, the lush […]

Focus

February 2, 2015 By: Dwight Brown

By Dwight Brown NNPA Film Critic After Earth, Men in Black 3, Seven Pounds… It’s been a while since Will Smith lived up to his star status in a film worth having his name above the marquee. As Nicky, a con artist’s con artist in Focus, he redeems himself somewhat in a generic but often […]

Black or White

January 30, 2015 By: Dwight Brown

By Dwight Brown NNPA Film Critic Race relations can be a touchy subject. Only a very perceptive filmmaker could tackle the topic and be remotely successful. It would require a writer/director to be smart, balanced, sensitive and able to see both sides of the issue. The characters would almost need to be extensions of our […]

Da Sweet Blood of Jesus

January 13, 2015 By: Dwight Brown

By Dwight Brown NNPA Film Critic Spike Lee, the old guard of black indie filmmaking, gets his mojo back with this classy, urbane vampireish art film that is a beauty to behold. Sophisticated, demented, eerie, erotic—prepare to be shocked and flabbergasted. The root of the script is Bill Gunn’s 1973 blaxploitation film, Ganja & Hess. Lee […]

Tomorrowland

January 11, 2015 By: Dwight Brown

If you took the world of The Jetsons, and made it a live-action film location, that would describe the visuals for the mysterious, glorious and fantastical place Tomorrowland. Seeing it is easy. Getting there is difficult. All the work it takes to travel to this paradise may not be worth the effort for this film’s […]

BEST FILMS OF 2014

December 27, 2014 By: Dwight Brown

By Dwight Brown NNPA Film Critic As 2014 draws to a close it’s a perfect time to reflect on noteworthy films, strong performances and the strides that black artists made this past year. It’s also a good time to spotlight the top-quality movies that will vie for Oscars and be released in theaters and on […]

Selma

December 27, 2014 By: Dwight Brown

By Dwight Brown NNPA Film Critic R.I.P. Martin Luther King. Your story has been told. Your legacy passed on. Your strategies for non-violent demonstrations shared. Your ability to change hearts, minds and laws well-documented. Selma, in the most inspiring way, relays MLK’s state of grace. It is a worthy homage befitting of America’s most iconic […]

Annie

December 27, 2014 By: Dwight Brown

By Dwight Brown NNPA Film Critic On the surface, there is absolutely no reason to update the classic Broadway show Annie, which was already adapted for the screen in 1982. But this multicultural cast redux adds a hip swag to the classic kid’s story. This Annie is urban, emotional and fun. But far from perfect. […]

Exodus: Gods and Kings

December 27, 2014 By: Dwight Brown

By Dwight Brown NNPA Film Critic “Exodus: Movement of Jah people! Oh-oh-oh, yea-eah!” chants Bob Marley. In his rousing three-minute song “Exodus” he presents a more strong and spiritual feel for Moses than Ridley Scott’s 154-minute, whitewashed sword-and-sandals epic. Travel from the north to the south of Egypt and there is a variance of skin […]

Top Five

December 27, 2014 By: Dwight Brown

By Dwight Brown NNPA Film Critic Chris Rock recently hosted Saturday Night Live. During the show’s normal intro section, he did around 10 minutes of standup. One of the targets of his wicked humor was the new World Trade Center. He said he would never go in it. There were audible gasps, and a bit […]

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