FREE STATE OF JONES Review: In 1863, Newt Knight, a disillusioned Confederate Army deserter returns to Mississippi. He is opposed to slavery and he would rather help… Read more “Free State of Jones”
Category: History
Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool
FILM STARS DON’T DIE IN LIVERPOOL Review: A romance sparks between Peter Turner, a young actor, and a Hollywood actress Gloria Grahame. Director: Paul McGuiganActors: Annette Bening,… Read more “Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool”
Judas and the Black Messiah
JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH Review: A young criminal is blackmailed by the FBI into infiltrating the Illinois Black Panther Party movement which took place in the… Read more “Judas and the Black Messiah”
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM Review: Tensions and temperatures rise over the course of an afternoon as her band gather at a recording studio in Chicago in 1927… Read more “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
The United States vs. Billie Holiday
THE UNITED STATES VS. BILLIE HOLIDAY Review: Follows Billie Holiday, one of the greatest jazz musicians of all time, as she is targeted by the Federal Department… Read more “The United States vs. Billie Holiday”
I Am Not Your Negro
I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO Review: Raoul Peck envisions the book “Remember This House” that writer James Baldwin never finished. James Baldwin died in 1987, and left… Read more “I Am Not Your Negro”
Son of Saul
SON OF SAUL Review: Review: During World War II, a Jewish-Hungarian worker at the Auschwitz concentration camp is on a mission to try and find a rabbi… Read more “Son of Saul”
Six Minutes to Midnight
SIX MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT Review: In the summer of 1939, a secret agent takes up a teaching position at a boarding school with 20 German teen girls.… Read more “Six Minutes to Midnight”
A Call to Spy
A CALL TO SPY Review: It is the beginning of WWII and Winston Churchill orders his new spy agency called Special Operations Executive to recruit and train women… Read more “A Call to Spy”
The Dig
THE DIG Review: Basil Brown, an archaeologist, sets out to excavate the Sutton Hoo in 1938. Director: Simon Stone Actors: Carey Mulligan, Ralph Fiennes, Lily James, Danny… Read more “The Dig”
