Summer Of Soul
In 1969 Hal Tulchin produced a film record of the shows performed as part of the Harlem Cultural Festival. Roughly fifty years later Robert Fyvolent came into possession of the… Read more »
Tag: 2020s
Cruella
Craig Gillespie reprises many of the themes of I, Tonya (2017) for his updating of Dodie Smith’s character of Cruella de Vil. Cruella (2021) is a kind of intersection of… Read more »
Queen Bees
Queen Bees (2021) is a poorly scripted, haphazardly directed low budget film about the social and political structures within an old folks home. There’s a recurring theme throughout the film… Read more »
In The Heights
In The Heights (2021) is the first film that I have seen in a theater since The New Mutants (2020). Covid-19 kept us away from cinemas, and now that that… Read more »
Judas & The Black Messiah
The FBI were too successful at spreading lies about the Black Panthers. When one watches Shaka King’s Judas & The Black Messiah (2021) it’s amazing to think that the entire… Read more »
Sons Of Sam
Things like Making A Murderer (2015 – 2018) just do not happen every day. It’s rare that a documentary film or series constructively impacts our society let alone changes the… Read more »
The Trial Of The Chicago 7
Aaron Sorkin is Hollywood’s least radical liberal filmmaker and his The Trial Of The Chicago 7 (2020) may just be his most “Aaron Sorkin” film. At every opportunity characters are… Read more »
The Dig
The Dig (2021) is a historical drama based on the novel of the same name by John Preston. The film is concerned with the 1939 archeological excavation of Sutton Hoo… Read more »
Zack Snyder’s Justice League
Zack Snyder’s Justice League (2021) is the result of a very toxic but vocal minority on social media who campaigned for director Zack Snyder to complete his version of Justice… Read more »
Wonder Woman 1984
I can’t see why Wonder Woman 1984 (2020) is getting such a negative reaction. Patty Jenkins has really out done the first film in the franchise. Jenkins’ latest installment joins… Read more »
