film reviews
[Spoiler-free] Review: ‘Da 5 Bloods’ reclaims narrative of Black soldiers in Vietnam
June 25, 2020If, as a civilian observer, you find it important to experience the realities and complexities of war and racism, then Spike Lee’s latest film Da 5 Bloods is required watching.
Read more‘The Ascent’: 1970s Soviet film affirms deeply human values in dangerous times
June 10, 2020The Ascent is not the type of movie you would expect about World War II—or the Great Patriotic War, as it was known in the Soviet Union where the film was made.
Read more‘The Lovebirds’ review: A dynamic romantic comedy holding back its full potential
May 21, 2020The world needs more quality movies with people of color characters that spark laughter rather than tears.
Read more‘Planet of the Humans’: A documentary film of despair or hope?
May 11, 2020It’s disappointing that Jeff Gibbs and Michael Moore would make such a low-quality documentary film.
Read more‘Working Man’ film an important contribution toward understanding today’s American proletariat
May 4, 2020In the course of touring the film festival circuit in advance of its theatrical release, Working Man garnered a number of awards.
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