By Dwight Brown, NNPA News Wire Film Critic It was a volatile time. Malcom and Martin had been assassinated in recent years. Civil uprisings and riots had just simmered down. The summer of ’69 was a chance for a much-needed cultural break and reawakening. That happened in Harlem’s Mt. Morris Park, when program director Tony […]
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Black Films Glow at the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival Part I
By Dwight Brown, NNPA News Wire Film Critic For the 20th annual Tribeca Film Festival necessity was the mother of invention. To accommodate social distancing and other COVID concerns, the innovative fest took its screenings outdoors. Venues like Battery Park in Lower Manhattan, Pier 76 on the Hudson River, Brooklyn’s MetroTech campus and other open-air […]
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Film Review: ‘Tina’
If Tina Turner needs any further proof that she is truly loved—besides records sales, bestselling books and throngs of concert goers—she will likely get more verification when her fans and curiosity seekers will tune in by the droves to HBO for this retrospective. A touching evocative diary that chronicles Turners’ past and present and cements […]
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In the Heights film review
By Dwight Brown, NNPA News Wire Film Critic Once upon a time, in Nueva York, the streets of Washington Heights were paved with Latinx residents who dreamed of a better life. That’s the premise of the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical In the Heights by Lin-Manuel Miranda. That same spirit propels this over-the top screen adaptation. […]
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High on the Hog: How African American cuisine transformed America review
High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America. Episode 1, “Our Roots”. c. Courtesy of Netflix © 2021 By Dwight Brown, NNPA News Wire Film Critic It’s a revelation. The rich history of Black heritage cooking and how it has influenced American cuisine is on view in this enlightening, heartfelt and surprisingly well-crafted […]
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City of Ali film review
By Dwight Brown NNPA News Wire Film Critic Can we ever get enough of Muhammad Ali? No! And so, another documentary about him is automatically good news on some level. Particularly during these troubled times when stirring up memories of “The Greatest” can connect us back to the best in humanity. First-time director Graham Shelby […]
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A Quiet Place part II film review
By Dwight Brown, NNPA News Wire Film Critic “You can’t stay!” Those aren’t the words a nerve-frayed family running from killer demons wants to hear. Yet, as they seek refuge, they encounter resistance in this sequel to one of the most innovative drama/horror/sci-fi films ever made, A Quiet Place. AQP was uniquely wondrous and scary. […]
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Wrath of Man film review
Jason Statham stars as H in director Guy Ritchie’s WRATH OF MAN, A Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures film.Photo credit: Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures© 2021 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. All Rights Reserved By Dwight Brown, NNPA News Wire Film Critic “If he’s not a cop, what is he?” That’s the question of the day at Fortico Securities, […]
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We Broke Up Film Review
William Jackson Harper and Aya Cash in We Broke Up By Dwight Brown, NNPA News Wire Film Critic Make up or break up. What will they do? This film’s title points in one direction. However, what’s to come will keep audiences guessing. And as they wonder, they’ll experience the complexities of a relationship that is […]
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Godzilla vs. Kong
By Dwight Brown, NNPA News Wire Film Critic It’s a brawl. In this corner weighing several hundred tons with leathery reptile skin, Godzilla. In that corner weighing in at several hundred tons and wearing a fur coat, Kong. Wait for the bell to ring. Wait for it… These two superstar behemoth monsters are being cast […]
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Nobody film review
(from left) Harry Mansell (RZA), Hutch Mansell (Bob Odenkirk) and David Mansell (Christopher Lloyd) in Nobody, directed by Ilya Naishuller. By Dwight Brown, NNPA News Wire Film Critic From the looks of it, he’s a weak-willed working-class man. A victim of routine and routinely disrespected—by his wife. Everybody thinks he’s wimp. Everyone dumps on him. […]
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Tina film review
By Dwight Brown, NNPA News Wire Film Critic She’s like an eternal flame. Can’t remember when she wasn’t around. Can’t imagine life without her. That’s the magic that some music legends can create. They get people to think about them in the past, present and future. The here, now and always. Tina Turner’s journey into […]