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 […]
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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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‘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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‘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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Tyler Perry’s ‘A Jazzman’s Blues’ premieres at Toronto Film Festival
Writer/director Tyler Perry had never had a movie programmed at the prestigious Toronto International Film Festival. He said as much on the night of his latest film’s premiere. On stage […]
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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 […]
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‘The Torch’
“Before you leave, teach someone to drive.” That advice from a former boss at an auto shop best expresses blues legend Buddy Guy’s destiny. This is not the definitive Buddy […]
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‘Moonfall’
The title spills the beans. In this sci-fi yarn, the filmmakers weren’t happy enough with a natural disaster: the moon hurtling towards earth. They had to add an outrageous AI […]
