“Emilia Pérez” (Latin American Spanish: [eˈmilja ˈpeɾes]) is a musical crime film written and directed by Jacques Audiard. Based on Audiard’s opera libretto of the same name, which itself was based on the 2018 novel Écoute by Boris Razon. The film follows a Mexican cartel leader who enlists a lawyer to help him disappear by […]
EMILIA PÉREZ (2024) – My rating: 8.5/10
EMILIA PÉREZ (2024) – My rating: 8.5/10
January 31, 2025
Abolitionism, The Abolitionist Movement
January 31, 2025
On This Day: January 30, 1956
January 31, 2025
A COMPLETE UNKNOWN (2024) – My rating: 7/10
January 30, 2025
“A Complete Unknown” is a biographical musical drama directed by James Mangold, who co-wrote the screenplay with Jay Cocks, about American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. Based on the 2015 book Dylan Goes Electric! by Elijah Wald, the film portrays Dylan through his earliest folk music success until the momentous controversy over his use of electric instruments […]
A COMPLETE UNKNOWN (2024) – My rating: 7/10
J. Sella Martin, Influential Abolitionist and Activist for Equality
January 30, 2025
On This Day: January 29, 1883
January 30, 2025
Slavery In The 21st Century
January 29, 2025
On This Day: January 28, 1918
January 28, 2025
Birmingham Ladies Society for the Relief of Negro Slaves
January 28, 2025
THE FIRE INSIDE (2024) – My rating 8.5/10
January 27, 2025
“The Fire Inside” is a biographical sports film by Rachel Morrison. It is Morrison’s feature directorial debut and is about the early boxing career of Claressa “T-Rex” Shields, a fighter from Flint, Michigan, which included her competing at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Boxing is not my sport preference, but “The Fire Inside” was so well […]
THE FIRE INSIDE (2024) – My rating 8.5/10
James' World 2 