There have been some memorable directorial debuts this year and surely this is one that I won’t easily forget. What sold me initially was Jeffrey Wright’s casting, the kind of actor who never fails to deliver a solid performance. He plays novelist Thelonious ‘Monk’ Ellison, easily the winner of ‘best character name’ ever, who’s recently …
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Trailer Spotlight: AMERICAN FICTION – Jeffrey Wright stars as a frustrated novelist in this publishing world satire
One of my most-anticipated movies out of major Fall film festivals this year has got to be AMERICAN FICTION, which happens to be a directorial debut from writer/director Cord Jefferson. Based on the novel Erasure by Percival Everett, it's essentially about the consequences of turning one's art into a simple commodity. Jeffrey Wright stars as …
Trailer Spotlight: BARBIE movie trailer 2 – in Barbie Land even existential crisis can be so bubbly fun!
Nothing like a huge dose of pink and all kinds of bubble gum color palettes to brighten up a gray Tuesday. The second teaser trailer of the highly-anticipated BARBIE movie and it looks so much fun! https://youtu.be/GRyt3Ov4zz0 I've actually never been into Barbies or dolls in general, I was more into cars as a kid …
Five Romantic Dramas directed by women with POC leads worth staying in for on Valentine’s Week
Happy Valentine's Day everyone! 💕 Confession: rom-com or romance dramas (unless they're Jane Austen, natch) are not exactly my go-to genres, I usually opt for sci-fi, spy thrillers, non-romantic dramas, or comedies. But this past weekend my hubby and I were in the mood for something romantic so we browsed all our streaming channels to …
FlixChatter Review: Vengeance (2022)
At first I almost brushed this off because of that clichéd title, but I was curious when I learned that it's The Office-alum B.J. Novak’s directorial debut. He also wrote the screenplay and plays the lead role, quite the triple threat. Vengeance is part fish-out-of-water dark comedy and part detective story, which in and of …
Guest Review: LITTLE (2019)
Directed By: Tina Gordon Written By: Tina Gordon and Tracy Oliver Runtime: 1 hour 49 minutes Jordan Sanders (Regina Hall) is the quintessential boss bitch. She is rich, powerful, and micromanages every detail of her life - all the way down to how many centimeters away from her bed her slippers are placed every night. She …
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