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- Bad Boys for Life. It’s been a long wait, but after 17 years, Will Smith and Martin Lawrence finally reprise their roles as our favorite Miami PD officers - Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett.
- Coming 2 America. Make way for Prince Akeem! That’s right – thirty-two years after hitting the big screen in 1988, Coming to America is giving us a sequel.
- The Banker. Based on a true story, The Banker stars Samuel L. Jackson and Anthony Mackie as Joe Morris and Bernard Garrett Sr., two black entrepreneurs who develop a plan to battle real estate inequality and help other black Americans in the process.
- Antebellum. Trailers are often faulted for giving away too much information. This cannot be said for Antebellum. Antebellum is about... well, we’re not exactly sure.
- The Lighthouse (2019) Starring Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson, The Lighthouse follows two lighthouse keepers on their staggering descent into madness as they weather a raging squall on a remote New England outpost.
- 12 Angry Men (1957) Based on the hugely popular teleplay by Reginald Rose, 12 Angry Men follows the deliberation between 12 jurors on whether or not to convict or acquit a teenage boy accused of murdering his father.
- Nebraska (2013) Starring Bruce Dern, June Squib, and Will Forte in career defining performances, Nebraska is a 2013 dramedy following Woody Grant, an elderly retiree played by Dern, on his journey from Billings, Montana to Lincoln, Nebraska to collect what he believes to be his one million dollar prize won from a magazine subscription sweepstakes.
- Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) Adapted from Edward Albee’s 1962 play of the same name, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? is a searing examination of the dysfunctional marriage between a college professor named George (played by Richard Burton) and his wife Martha (played by Elizabeth Taylor) in the company of a young couple, Nick and Honey, whom they invite to their home for drinks after meeting at a party.
Feb 15, 2022 · Cinema lovers have long waxed poetic about the power of black-and-white films, and several recent movies forgoing color have gained critical acclaim.
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Jan 22, 2020 · Sundance 2020: A List of Black Movies to Watch While You’re in the White Mountains. By. Tonja Renée Stidhum. Published January 22, 2020. (L-R): Zola (2020); Bad Hair (2020) Photo: A24, Sight...
- The Last Picture Show. The critically acclaimed coming-of-age 1971 drama captures the stories of Texas high schoolers learning to navigate their desires and dreams of escaping the small town they grew up in.
- Young Frankenstein. Mel Brooks shot 1974’s hilarious spoof “Young Frankenstein” in black and white as an homage to classic Hollywood monster movies. But coming just a decade or so after most of the industry had switched to color, his producers were not on board at first with the seemingly uncommercial move.
- Manhattan. A film that’s something of an ode to the bustling, colorful island might not seem like the obvious choice to shoot in monochrome, but director Woody Allen has a deep nostalgia for the cinema of the past.
- Raging Bull. Martin Scorsese’s 1980 drama follows American boxer Jake LaMotta, portrayed by Robert De Niro, whose self-destructive personality destroys his relationship with his family.
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Jul 13, 2020 · But, if you are hoping to switch things up (and you absolutely should be), I'm about to make it very easy for you: Here are 28 great, recent movies by Black creators, including films directed...
Feb 6, 2020 · Blindspotting (2018) Across 90-odd minutes, writers and stars Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal, along with Mexican-American director Carlos López Estrada, deliver an arresting crash course in the...
