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    Bigly shenanigans and desperate lying in “WHITE LIE” | REVIEW

    “The WORST thing you can do is to slip in ‘little’ white lies just to save yourself from confrontations & emotional conversations. ⁃ Sijdah Hussain

    In “White Lie” Katie Arneson is a university student who tries hard to keep her cancer diagnosis a secret. The fact that it is not true and there is no cancer is what Katie is hiding.

    What a cruel and unforgivable

    March 9, 2021
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    REVIEW: “The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run”

    Everyone’s favorite resident of a certain deep-sea pineapple is back in his first big-screen adventure since the untimely passing of SpongeBob creator Stephen Hillenburg, who succumbed to ALS in 2018. Hillenburg’s absence is felt rather keenly in “Sponge on the Run,” which was written and directed by frequent “Bob” scribe Tim Hill, as a certain magic is absent in our yellow friend’s third big-screen adventure—bowing not in theaters

    March 8, 2021
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    “COMING 2 AMERICA”: Prince Akeem, Lisa and the others–they’re back!

    John Landis’s 1988 smash comedy “Coming to America” was a hilarious feather in the cap for both the filmmaker and Eddie Murphy, who had the starring role.

    It was original, and funny, and it relied on well-written and -performed characters. Murphy’s Prince Akeem was a charming fellow that the actor played to the hilt.

    Thirty-three years later, Eddie Murphy

    March 4, 2021
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    Prowling the streets of Istanbul : “STRAY”

    “I nuzzle the kind, bark at the greedy, and bite scoundrels” - Diogenes

    Respect and compassion for the animals that we have dubbed “Man’s Best Friend” is what permeates throughout this kind and important documentary called "Stray."

    We are told that, since 1909, Turkish authorities have committed mass killings of street

    March 2, 2021
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    “Passing” or when society quashes identity, forcing you into a corner

    Actress Rebecca Hall adapts and directs the intoxicating and intricately-designed “Passing,” a new film (Hall’s fist as a director) based on the 1929 novella from author Nella Larson.

    This is a story that confronts the realities of the act of “passing,” which refers to members of minority communities (blacks, Jews, etc) who were forced to pass as white to sidestep societal prejudices.

    February 22, 2021
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    She changed the future by simply believing in it. Nichelle Nichols in “WOMAN IN MOTION,” the Todd Thompson documentary on a one-woman drive to bring NASA into the 21st century

    “We’re not just fancy little things. We are human beings and we come in all forms.”

    From the world of jazz and dance to an historical television series to leading the effort to get more people of color in the space program, actress Nichelle Nichols has had a full life on and off screen. It is a life of dotted with history-making accomplishments though one that, frankly, I was not familiar with beyond Nichelle’s work in “Star Trek.”

    February 19, 2021
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    In “The Mauritanian,” so many reminders of our past errors with the Iraqi campaign and why due process must prevail | REVIEW

    As we wipe our collective brow after the four-year fever that was the Trump administration, the temptation remains to call him the worst president in our history. For whatever reason, long-term amnesia has set in for the sins of previous presidencies. Lest we never forget, the new film “The Mauritanian” is here to remind us of Bush-era transgressions.

    “The Mauritanian” is directed

    February 12, 2021
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    “Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street” | REVIEW

    (this film premiered at the recent Sundance Film Festival)

    “Time it was And what a time it was It was . . . A time of innocence A time of confidences

    Long ago . . . it must be . . . I have a photograph

    February 8, 2021
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    SUNDANCE: “JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH”; America is on fire, it sure was then, also

    (this film appeared as part of the recent Sundance Film Festival’s selection) Martyrdom. Not everyone deserves it but when someone truly earns the moniker, their life can (or should) change the world.

    Director Shaka King’s “Judas and the Black Messiah” is confirmation that Fred Hampton was a true witness to his cause and his community. A man of passion

    February 6, 2021
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    SUNDANCE : Robin Wright makes strong start in directing films with “LAND”

    Robin Wright has long been one of our best actresses. Her work in much of her filmography over the decades has shown an intensity and depth, making her one of the most dedicated thespians of her time.

    To her impressive resume Robin Wright now adds the title of director with her debut film “Land.”

    Wright stars as Edee Mathis

    February 3, 2021
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