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Da 5 Bloods – Film Review
Four African American Vietnam veterans – Paul (Delroy Lindo), David (Jonathan Majors), Otis (Clarke Peters), and Eddie (Norm Lewis) – return to Vietnam in search of the remains of their fallen squad leader and the promise of buried treasure. These heroes battle forces of humanity and nature while confronted by the lasting ravages of the immorality…
- 2025
The King of Staten Island – Film Review
Scott (Pete Davidson) has been a case of arrested development ever since his firefighter father died when he was seven. He’s now reached his mid-20s having achieved little, chasing a dream of becoming a tattoo artist that seems far out of reach. As his ambitious younger sister (Maude Apatow) heads off to college, Scott is…
- 2025
Shirley – Film Review
Renowned horror writer Shirley Jackson (Elisabeth Moss) is on the precipice of writing her masterpiece when the arrival of newlyweds upends her meticulous routine and heightens tensions in her already tempestuous relationship with her philandering husband. The middle-aged couple, prone to ruthless barbs and copious afternoon cocktails, begins to toy mercilessly with the naïve young…
- 2025
Do the Right Thing – Film Review
Salvatore “Sal” Fragione (Danny Aiello) is the Italian owner of a pizzeria in Brooklyn. A neighborhood local, Buggin’ Out (Giancarlo Esposito), becomes upset when he sees that the pizzeria’s Wall of Fame exhibits only Italian actors. Buggin’ Out believes a pizzeria in a black neighborhood should showcase black icons, but Sal disagrees. The wall becomes…
- 2025
13th – Film Review
Filmmaker Ava DuVernay explores the history of racial inequality in the United States, focusing on the fact that the nation’s prisons are disproportionately filled with African-Americans. Right now more than ever, Ava DuVernay’s 13th is an extremely important film. It was considered to be an interesting and powerfully executed film when it was released back in 2016…
- 2025
iHuman – Film Review
Technology, advertisements, and media, in general, are all around us even if we don’t notice it sometimes. Billboards are all around us and are in virtually every city in the world. We use smartphones on a daily basis, whether its to play games or talk to/call friends. But, that’s really nothing new. The first-ever iPhone…
- 2025