Hamnet A woman in a forest has a lot to learn about life and forgiveness. Watching her metamorphosis is transfixing. It becomes a wondrous and increasingly enchanting narrative that segues […]
Author Archives: Dwight Brown | NNPA News Wire Film Critic
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Film Review: ‘Weapons’
They’re gone. Just like that they disappeared into the night. At 2:17am. 17 kids from a third-grade class vanished like ghosts. That premise in writer/director Zach Cregger’s affecting horror/thriller is […]
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Black films help 2025 Toronto International Film Festival celebrate
As TIFF turned 50 it rolled out the red carpet for 291 films from around the world. Over 11 festive days, features, documentaries and shorts were screened and enjoyed by […]
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‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’
They had it coming. The negligence and callousness they showed that night set them up for a karma payback. Evil sought them out. That was the premise of the first […]
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‘Captain America: Brave New World’
He’s a Black superhero who can handle his business. A “Captain America” who puts villains in their place. At some point, “Captain America,” the Steve Rogers version with Chris Evans, […]
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Film review: ‘Ricky’
What is life like after being locked up in prison from age 15 to 30? How do you adjust to an outside world without the human development skills your contemporaries […]
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Film review: One of Them Days
They’re “girlz in the hood.” Two young women trying to make it from “Friday” to “Next Friday” and “Friday After Next.” And as they do, they take viewers on a […]
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‘The Brutalist’
It only takes a few minutes to ascertain that “The Brutalist” is a brilliant work of art.Soon after it begins, this fictional bio/drama exhibits an artistry and craftsmanship usually rendered […]
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‘Piece by Piece’ is alight, ‘cartoony confection’
“It might seem crazy what I’m about to say.” But this fun-to-watch bio/mus/doc should’ve been titled “Happy,” and not “Piece by Piece.” That’s the vibe. That’s the depth.Certainly, Pharrell Williams […]
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‘Nickel Boys’ premieres at 2024 New York Film Festival
It’s a story that needs to be told. But maybe not quite like this. Not in a bombastic flurry of images that overshadow a narrative that is as touching as […]