Comedy… Movie #8 2023: You People (2023) 17 Feb 202315 Feb 2023 You know, I've been watching so many bloody brilliant movies recently that this one stands out as easily the worst one I've watched so far this year. Of course, there's…
Horror… Movie #47 2022: Candyman (2021) 11 May 20229 May 2022 Ah yes, yet another decent movie that was swallowed up by the pandemic. Unfortunately, Candyman is a film that would probably have been surrounded by a lot more attention and…
Drama… Movie #18 2021: One Night In Miami… (2020) 24 Jan 202118 Jan 2021 I don’t know what I expected from this. Regina King is deservedly one of my favourite actresses of the last decade, so clearly I had high hopes for it. Was…
Drama… Movie #205 2020: Fruitvale Station (2013) 11 Jun 20209 Jun 2020 Perhaps one of the lesser known films regarding police brutality due to its low budget and indie status is Ryan Coogler's Fruitvale Station. Before you ask: yes, that's the guy…
Drama Movie #203 2020: The Hate U Give (2018) 10 Jun 20207 Oct 2020 If there was one movie that could completely summarise what is going on in the world currently, this would be it. Honestly, it's almost a carbon copy of the events…
Drama… Movie #197 2020: If Beale Street Could Talk (2018) 7 Jun 20205 Jun 2020 A step back from documentaries now to look at a gorgeous movie that not only stars a chiefly African American cast, but is also directed by the wonderful Barry Jenkins,…
Classics… Movie #163 2020: Do The Right Thing (1989) 21 May 202018 May 2020 After having a very average reaction to BlacKkKlansman, I wondered what the fascination with Spike Lee was. It appeared, after some research, that the movie that really kick-started his career…
Drama… Movie #47 2020: BlacKkKlansman (2018) 25 Mar 202026 Mar 2020 Yep, I see you: it did take me this long to watch BlacKkKlansman. But here's the plot twist: up until recently, I was very big on writing and not so…
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