‘The Birth of a Nation’: Nat Turner’s vision, Black man’s pain
The Birth of a Nation was not going to be on my list of must-see movies, based on the information exposed about the film’s writer
October 9, 2016
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The Birth of a Nation was not going to be on my list of must-see movies, based on the information exposed about the film’s writer
Traveling to Cuba is on my bucket list of places to see. It’s one of the reasons this writer was excited to review the Bob Yari-directed
Atlanta’s thriving hip-hop and entertainment scene may have never happened without Organized Noize. The production trio (Rico Wade, Ray Murray and Pat “Sleepy” Brown) crafted
Having walked into the theater on Tuesday, Dec. 15 for a screening of Star Wars: The Force Awakens with absolutely no expectations and very little knowledge
Spike Lee’s Chi-Raq opens with a declaration of emergency and shortly thereafter, you hear the voice of Father Michael Pfelger, a white priest from Chicago’s South Side who has long been active against violence in the community.
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In Top Five, Chris Rock’s new film and third attempt at writing and directing, the worlds of stand-up comedy, reality TV and addiction collide in
“Dumb and Dumber To” is a movie that seems to exist solely for those involved. This is a movie that was probably more fun to make than it is to watch, and it’s a bittersweet reminder for those of a certain age that the Clinton years are a long, long time ago.
Fledgling pop star Noni (Gugu Mbatha-Raw) is near the release of her debut album and has a string of hit singles that she’s recorded with
Frederick Alanzo, an independent Christian filmmaker and founder of Eternal Life Entertainment has teamed up with co-director Michael Sterling to bring the Christian stage play
Director Justin Simien’s “Dear White People” is the kind of film that’s easy to praise for what it attempts to do rather than what it actually succeeds at.
Here we have a clean cut guy and a bookworm who works at a DIY retailer in Boston in the Antoine Fuqua-directed crime drama, The
No Good Deed Rated: PG 13 Starring: Idris Elba, Taraji Henson If you were a housewife with two small children at home on a stormy
James Brown is an icon of 20th century American music; a uniquely singular hitmaker and showstopping performer whose body of work provided the template for
Well over a decade after making his debut as the movie star in The Scorpion King, Dwayne Johnson, also known as The Rock, continues to
Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Nicola Peltz, Jack Reynor, Stanley Tucci The challenge for this latest film in the Transformers series is not how it will do
Stars: Kevin Hart, Gabrielle Union, Meagan Good, Michael Ealy, Taraji P. Henson, Romany Malco, Regina Hall, Dennis Haysbert, Terrence Jenkins, La La Anthony Hollywood has
Stars: Jay Baruchel, Cate Blanchett, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson Rejoice, parents with bored children who are looking for quality enterainment for their restless brood, How
