By Dwight Brown As the prestigious, international Cannes Film Festival approaches, May 17th – 28th, the question arises: Who will follow in the footsteps of actor Samuels L. Jackson of Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith and S. Pierre Yameogo, the legendary Burkina Faso director of Delwende? Which black actors, directors and […]
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Nickel Boys Premiered Opening Night at the 2024 New York Film Festival
(**1/2) It’s a story that needs to be told. But maybe not quite like this. Not in a ... [ Read More ]
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The Wild Robot
(***1/2) All hail single moms raising kids they didn’t birth. Dedicated parents who shepherd ... [ Read More ]
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Unstoppable – 2024 Toronto International Film Festival Review
(***) What others do with two legs, he does with one. That’s what a champion would ... [ Read More ]
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Hard Truths – 2024 Toronto International Film Festival Review
(***) She speaks her mind. Unfortunately for family, friends and strangers, most of her ... [ Read More ]
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Bird – 2024 Toronto International Film Festival Review
(**1/2) She’s got a thing for birds. They’re like the guardian angels she needs to ... [ Read More ]
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Ernest Cole: Lost and Found – 2024 Toronto International Film Festival Review
(***) So many artists struggle. Often never recognized for their contributions until ... [ Read More ]
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The Fire Inside – 2024 Toronto International Film Festival Review
(***) “What do you think about girls boxing,” says coach Jason Crutchfield (Brian Tyree ... [ Read More ]
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Anywhere Anytime – 2024 Toronto International Film Festival Review
(**1/2) It’s an immigrant’s story. Specific to Italy, but universal in ... [ Read More ]
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The Piano Lesson wows crowds at 2024 Toronto International Film Festival
(***1/2) The legacy of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright August Wilson is being kept alive by ... [ Read More ]
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Blink Twice
(**1/2) She sold her soul to the devil. Now she wants it back. It was too good ... [ Read More ]
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The Deliverance
(**) “Whatever it says, don’t listen to it. It will play on your heart. It will play on your ... [ Read More ]
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Alien: Romulus
(**1/2) “This place gives me the creeps!” When a band of twentysomething scavengers ... [ Read More ]
Fever Pitch
By: Dwight Brown
Fever Pitch **1/2 Twentieth Century Fox By Dwight Brown NNPA Film Critic Shortly after Eve tempted Adam in the Garden of Eden, they argued about his fanatical love of sports and his neglect of her emotional needs. It’s an old war story in the battle of the sexes. Old but alive today. Gamely, screenwriters Lowell […]
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