May December is a drama directed by Todd Haynes from a screenplay by Samy Burch. It is loosely based on a true story by Burch and Alex Mechanik. It parallels the life of Mary Kay Letourneau which resulted in her arrest back in March of 1997. I remember when this scandal was first brought into […]
MAY DECEMBER (2023) – My rating: 7.10
MAY DECEMBER (2023) – My rating: 7.10
February 22, 2024
Remembering The Double V Campaign
February 22, 2024
NIMONA (2023) – My rating: 7.5/10
February 21, 2024
Nimona is an animated science fantasy adventure comedy directed by Nick Bruno and Troy Quane from a screenplay by Robert L. Baird and Lloyd Taylor. It is based on the 2015 graphic novel of the same name by ND Stevenson. Set in a science fantasy world influenced by the Middle Ages. The film is about […]
NIMONA (2023) – My rating: 7.5/10
Remembering Black Nurses in WWII
February 20, 2024
Remembering The Buffalo Soldiers
February 20, 2024
Remembering the Harlem HellFighters
February 19, 2024
Annie Lee Wilkerson Cooper, African American Civil Rights Activist
February 19, 2024
AMERICAN SYMPHONY (2023) – My rating: 9.5/10
February 19, 2024
“American Symphony” is a biographical documentary film, written, shot, and edited by Matthew Heineman. The film explores a year in the life of musician Jon Batiste, chronicling his music career (including his 11 nominations at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards) and the struggles he and his wife, Suleika Jaouad, face with leukemia. Jon Batiste, being […]
AMERICAN SYMPHONY (2023) – My rating: 9.5/10
THE AFTER (2023) – My rating: 9/10
February 19, 2024
“The After” is a British short film scripted by John Julius Schwabach and directed by Misan Harriman on his directorial debut. The film tells the story of a grieving rideshare driver who after losing family members to a violent crime picks up a passenger who helps him confront his grief. This short was Oscar-nominated, which […]
THE AFTER (2023) – My rating: 9/10
THE BEEKEEPER (2024) – My rating: 8.5/10
February 18, 2024
The Beekeeper is an action thriller directed by David Ayer and written by Kurt Wimmer. When a beekeeper’s good-hearted landlady commits suicide after losing her charity’s funds to a phishing scam, a former “Beekeeper” operative sets out on a brutal campaign for revenge upon those responsible. The Beekeeper was released in the United States by […]
THE BEEKEEPER (2024) – My rating: 8.5/10
James' World 2 