By Dwight Brown NNPA Film Critic It was a sign of the times for Black life in the ‘60s. Police brutality. Poor housing. Few job opportunities....
By Dwight Brown NNPA Film Critic Warning: This isn’t some chump change Sundance indie movie about the rap group NWA. Nor is it a should-have-gone-straight-to-DVD afterthought...
By Dwight Brown NNPA Film Critic “When our child is killed we feel guilt. We feel like failures,” says the leader of a women’s group...
By Dwight Brown NNPA Film Critic At one point in this sweet gem of a documentary, two tap dancers from different parts of the world define...
By Dwight Brown NNPA Film Critic If you live in California, a major earthquake is your worst nightmare. The thought of a 9.5 quake is almost...
By Dwight Brown NNPA Film Critic If you took the world of The Jetsons, and made it a live-action film location, that would describe the visuals for...
By Dwight Brown NNPA Syndication Film Critic It seems like just yesterday—well three decades ago—when a brash Australian actor, Mel Gibson, stormed on to the...
by Dwight Brown NNPA Film Critic It’s an urgent escape. Like the Jewish people leaving Germany in the face of imminent death. Only, this journey to...
By Dwight Brown NNPA Film Critic Walking into a theater to see the latest Fast & Furious episode is like saying hello to an old, well-oiled friend. Great...
By Dwight Brown NNPA Film Critic Pairing Kevin Hart and Will Ferrell is like mixing gasoline and fire. You know there’s going to be an...
By Dwight Brown NNPA Film Critic Sean Penn takes a page out of the Liam Neeson book of machismo in this sterile international thriller about a...
By Dwight Brown Syndication Film Critic (NNPA) – Up until now, The Divergent Series couldn’t hold a candle to The Hunger Games franchise, though they are both cut from the...
By Dwight Brown NNPA Film Critic The original Best Exotic Marigold Hotel was so magical: British retirees looking for a place to nest were hoodwinked by fancy brochures...
By Dwight Brown NNPA Film Critic After Earth, Men in Black 3, Seven Pounds… It’s been a while since Will Smith lived up to his star...
By Dwight Brown NNPA Film Critic Back in the day, The Twilight Zone did it right. Each episode started with an everyday routine, then it added a...
By Dwight Brown NNPA Film Critic Spike Lee, the old guard of Black indie filmmaking, gets his mojo back with this classy, urbane vampireish art...
By Dwight Brown NNPA Film Critic Race relations can be a touchy subject. Only a very perceptive filmmaker could tackle the topic and be remotely...
By Dwight Brown NNPA Film Critic Islamic fundamentalists are encroaching on the basic liberties of people in Africa and the Arab world. We hear about...
By Dwight Brown NNPA Film Critic This well-produced but flawed bio/war/drama follows the armed forces career and subsequent malaise of ex- Navy Seal Chris Kyle....
By Dwight Brown NNPA Film Critic R.I.P. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Your story has been told. Your legacy passed on. Your strategies for non-violent...
By Dwight Brown NNPA Film Critic As 2014 draws to a close it’s a perfect time to reflect on noteworthy films, strong performances and the strides...
By Dwight Brown NNPA Film Critic On the surface, there is absolutely no reason to update the classic Broadway show Annie, which was already adapted for the...
By Dwight Brown NNPA Film Critic Chris Rock recently hosted “Saturday Night Live.” During the show’s normal intro section, he did around 10 minutes of...
By Dwight Brown NNPA Film Critic Quick Rihanna, check to see if someone stole your diary. This ode to young Black chanteuses fighting personal demons...
By Dwight Brown NNPA Film Critic “Oh Lord. Take me now. Don’t mess with me!” pleads Vincent (Bill Murray), a disheveled, directionless drunk. The guy could...
