This years Golden Globes feel unlike any other, mostly due to the Covid-19 pandemic but also due to the huge scandals breaking about the lack of diversity and dishonesty within the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. However, despite all of this, these awards hold a lot of weight in the industry and here I will break …
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Malcolm & Marie (2021) – Review
A Netflix Original Picture, Written and Directed by Sam Levinson. A filmmaker on the brink of Hollywood glory and his girlfriend, whose story made his career, find themselves pushed towards a reckoning as a single tumultuous night decides the fate of their relationship. Shot in one location during the Covid-19 pandemic, the film is written …
Judas and the Black Messiah (2021) – Review
A Warner Bros Picture, Written by Will Berson, Shaka King, Kenny Lucas, Keith Lucas, Directed by Shaka King. “You can murder a liberator, but you can’t murder liberation. You can murder a revolutionary, but you can’t murder revolution. And you can murder a freedom fighter, but you can’t murder freedom!” Judas and the Black Messiah …
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Lovecraft Country (2020) – TV Review
Based on Matt Ruff’s novel of the same name, Lovecraft Country follows Atticus Freeman (Jonathan Majors) as he meets up with his friend Letitia (Jurnee Smollett) and his uncle George (Courtney B. Vance) to embark on a road trip across 1950s Jim Crow America in search of his missing father (Michael Kenneth Williams). Misha Green …
One Night in Miami… (2020) – London Film Festival Review
An Amazon Studios Picture, Written by Kemp Powers, Directed by Regina King. One Night in Miami (2020) takes place on the night of Feb. 25, 1964, in Miami, as Cassius Clay joins Jim Brown, Sam Cooke and Malcom X for one night only. They discuss the responsibility of being successful Black men during the civil …
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Sylvie’s Love (2020) – Review
An Amazon Studios Picture, Written and Directed By Eugene Ashe. Sylvie’s Love tells the story of Sylvie (Tessa Thompson), a young woman from Harlem in the 1950s, who has a summer romance with a saxophonist named Robert (Nnamdi Asomugha). When they reconnect years later, they find each other in very different stages of their lives …
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (2020) – Review
A Netflix Original Picture, Written by Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Directed by George C. Wolfe. Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom tells the story of a 1927 recording session for legendary singer Ma Rainey’s (Viola Davis) new album, and focuses on the behind the scenes struggles that grip the day, especially focusing on Levee (Chadwick Boseman) and the rest …
The Queen’s Gambit (2020) – TV Review
As the streaming wars intensify and Netflix feels even more need than ever to stand out from the pre-established IPs the other streamers like Disney Plus and HBO Max possess, they need shows like this more than ever. A seven-part limited series, with a rising star at its centre and a focus not on spectacle …
Golden Globes – Results and Highlights
With my predictions I managed to get 12 categories right, which is something I’m happy with as the Globes are incredibly unpredictable. Personal Highlights – Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Fleabag getting big wins – Jodie Comer spilling a drink on herself and trying to discretely tidy up – Gervais’ monologue, especially the DiCaprio and Scorsese jokes …
Golden Globe Nominations – TV
The HFPA announced the nominations for this years Golden Globe awards yesterday, and it is packed full of big names. Here I will break down the full list and my brief thoughts on each category. Best Television Series – Drama Big Little Lies (HBO) Killing Eve (BBC) Succession (HBO) The Crown (Netflix) The Morning Show …
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