NNPA NEWSWIRE — In the age of COVID, film festival directors are finding creative ways to screen movies for audiences without gathering large groups at indoor...
ROLLINGOUT — Amazing and awestruck are the feelings that came through as my eyes took in the latest indie flick, The Last Black Man in San...
NEW JOURNAL AND GUIDE — The Best of Enemies is based on a true-life story. Taraji P. Henson plays Ann Atwater, a civil rights leader in 1971...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Two hours and nine minutes roll by, and the film is about as frustrating as standing in a TSA line at the airport....
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Kevin Hart fans may think that this role of an underling is beneath their favorite comedy actor. Instead they should view it as...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — If the long list of characters seems vaguely familiar… Vice will set you straight. Not only does it give a closeup view of...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Heard, Kidman, Morrison and Abdul-Mateen are consistently interesting to watch and elevate their scenes. However, the actor of the hour is Jason Momoa....
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — The crime caper revolves around a trio of widows who opt to follow in their late husbands’ felonious footsteps in the wake...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Past Spider-Man movies seemed to cater to general audiences and had a very middle America feel. This version is an ode to urban...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The script creates a black protagonist, Tyler (Jason Mitchel, Straight Outta Compton), who is friends with a white dude, Johnny (Christopher Abbott). Nothing...
By Dwight Brown (NNPA Newswire Film Critic) In just his second feature film, writer/director Barry Jenkins tells a compelling story about sexual repression and ambiguity through...
By Dwight Brown (NNPA News Wire Film Critic) They’re 50 percent Black, 50 percent White. 100 percent Nerd. Go figure. Left to their own devices and...
[fvplayer src=”http://youtube.com/watch?v=PxpX8-efsZI” splash=”https://i.ytimg.com/vi/PxpX8-efsZI/maxresdefault.jpg”] By Dwight Brown NNPA News Wire Film Critic What is the tolerance level for collateral damage during drone strikes? It’s been a topical...
[fvplayer src=”http://youtube.com/watch?v=q9y3z-lx-ZE” splash=”https://i.ytimg.com/vi/q9y3z-lx-ZE/maxresdefault.jpg”] By Dwight Brown NNPA News Wire Film Critic A good action-thriller movie keeps you tense, engaged and excited. A great action-thriller does all...
[fvplayer src=”http://youtube.com/watch?v=hyzQjVUmIxk” splash=”https://i.ytimg.com/vi/hyzQjVUmIxk/maxresdefault.jpg”] By Dwight Brown NNPA News Wire Film Critic Somewhere in between the football tearjerker “Rudy” and the offbeat cult-classic Jamaican bobsled team bio...
[fvplayer src=”http://youtube.com/watch?v=z_yxgGFEBUE” splash=”https://i.ytimg.com/vi/z_yxgGFEBUE/maxresdefault.jpg”] By Dwight Brown NNPA News Wire Film Critic Honor among thieves? Not with this bunch. These guys are playing a mean duplicitous game,...
Halle Berry gets Meaty Role in ‘The Call’ (***) By Dwight Brown NNPA Film Critic “911. What’s your emergency?” Call center operators are the unsung...