by Dwight Brown, NNPA News Wire Film Critic “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, was murdered by racists in Money, Mississippi on April 28th in 1955. Writer/director Chinonye Chukwu (Clemency) and cowriters […]
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NNPA Film Critic
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Idris delivers action-packed performance in new thriller film, ‘Beast’
By Dwight Brown, NNPA News Wire If the job of an actor is to scare the daylights out of you, “Beast” –which hit the theaters on Aug. 19– gets the job done. The success of this film’s eye-catching, ear-grabbing hocus pocus can be traced back to smart direction, near seamless visual and sound effects, tight […]
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Mrs. Harris Goes To Paris film review
by Dwight Brown, NNPA News Wire Film Critic “You’re a dreamer.” That’s what her friends say. That’s her essence. Middle-aged Ada Harris (Lesley Manville, The Crown) works tirelessly as a housekeeper for rich folks in 1950s London. She scrubs, sews and keeps things tidy for wealthy, impervious snots. Her husband Eddie, a solider, went missing […]
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Houston Take an Illuminating Black History and Cultural Tour
by Dwight Brown, NNPA News Wire Travel Writer Houston’s Long History of Black Folks The African American population in Houston has been significant almost since the city was founded in 1836. These days the Black community comprise 22.83% of the population and has yielded two African American mayors: Lee Patrick Brown (1998 – 2004) and […]
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Film review: Hustle
By Dwight Brown, NNPA News Wire Film Critic When comic actor Adam Sandler took on the challenging role of a diamond dealer in the gritty riveting film Uncut Gems, he crossed a chasm. It was as if he’d put his past behind him and was determined to become a multifaceted actor. Hustle proves that point. […]
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Cheaper by the Dozen review
by Dwight Brown, NNPA Film Critic It’s kinda like a movie. Kinda like a sitcom. Not really either. But its sweet emotions and modern sensibilities eventually make it endearing. It looks like the goal of the relaunch of Cheaper by the Dozen, a classic 1950 and 2003 white bread Disney family comedy, was to make […]
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The Adam Project film review
By Dwight Brown, NNPA News Wire Film Critic He didn’t come back from the dead. He came from another time and place. 2050. Back to see his younger self in what’s called a “parallel contact.” That’s the foundation for this generic act/adv/com/sci-fi/fan. It starts with a good idea, then works the very primal emotions of […]
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The Batman review
By Dwight Brown, NNPA News Wire film critic Crime is rampant in Gotham City. Murders. Manslaughter. Blood soaks the streets. Citizens live in terror and the police are stumped. On desperate nights a Batman signal lights up the sky and the caped man jumps into action, but even he can’t stem the tide: “It’s a […]
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Marry Me
By Dwight Brown, NNPA News Wire Film Critic Nothing is drastically wrong with this rom/com. Nothing is drastically right. That’s the problem. This Valentine’s Day offering feels like a present that’s been regifted and passed along. Jennifer Lopez took big chances in her last movie Hustlers. She played a streetwise stripper and that paid off, […]
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Moonfall film review
By Dwight Brown, NNPA News Wire Film Critic 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 storyline that makes what could have been a worthy, mildly plausible, catastrophic and action-filled movie a joke. […]
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Join the Fun at Miami Festivals & Events 2022
By Dwight Brown, NNPA News Wire Travel Writer There are 1001 reasons to travel to Miami. Put festivals and events at the top of your list, and you also get to play under the sun, moon and stars. Come for a fest, stay for the eclectic dining, exciting tours, fun sports and amazing museums. So, […]
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Black films thrive at Sundance Film Festival 2022 roundup
by Dwight Brown, NNPA News Wire Film Critic At the last minute, due to Omicron concerns, the 2022 Sundance Film Festival morphed from an in-person and virtual event to a purely digital experience. Thanks to streaming, Black filmmakers and Black films were on center stage all over the world. Check them out… Aftershock (***) According […]