The legacy of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright August Wilson is being kept alive by Denzel Washington and his family. Their archives of his genius and plays are movie adaptations, e.g. “Fences” […]
Author Archives: Dwight Brown | NNPA News Wire Film Critic
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‘The Deliverance’ plays with your mind but not too scary
“Whatever it says, don’t listen to it. It will play on your heart. It will play on your mind.”Nice dialogue for an “Exorcist” kind of movie. But not enough to […]
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‘Daughters’ captures 2024 Sundance Audience Award
When you start with a humanizing premise, there’s nowhere to go but up. Documentaries that present solutions, not just observations, should be lauded and rewarded. That’s why praise has been bestowed […]
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Method Man shines in newdark comedy “Bad Shabbos”
When the 2024 Tribeca Film Festival ended on June 16, the audience had spoken. It named the zany, dark comedy “Bad Shabbos” its Audience Award Narrative winner. And this movie […]
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‘Bad Boys: Ride Or Die’: How to charm and disarm
Martin Lawrence and Will Smith still have it They’re older. Wiser? Well older. Boyz II middle-aged men. They still got it? And if they do, whatcha gonna do when they come […]
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‘Strange World’
“These colors are so trippy—and even the trees are cool.” Sixteen-year-old Ethan (Jaboukie Young-White) voices the obvious. It’s what viewers will think upon seeing the wondrous visuals in this heartwarming […]
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‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’
Wow! You’ll say that over and over again as this mind-blowing, superhero epic unfolds. Wow! The loss of King T’Challa (Chadwick Boseman), aka Black Panther, weighs heavily on the people […]
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‘Black Adam’
Introducing DC comics latest crime combatant, Black Adam. His superhero traits are similar to Superman’s (flying, ultra-strength, etc.), but there are key differences. One has a pleasant personality and values […]
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‘Till’ debuts at N.Y. film festival
“Hardly a moment goes by when I don’t think about Emmett and the lessons a son can teach a mother.” — Quoted from Mamie Till-Mobley. Emmett Till, a black teen, […]
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A scary ‘Beast’
If the job of an action/thriller/horror film is to scare the daylights out of you, “Beast” gets the job done. The success of this film’s eye-catching, ear-grabbing hocus pocus can […]
