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Tag Archives: Racism
Small Axe: Red, White and Blue (2020) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Against the system he walks into
During last two days, I finally watched Steve McQueen’s movie anthology series “Small Axe”, which generated some hoopla during the recent Oscar season as receiving a bunch of nominations and awards from several major film critics associations including the LA … Continue reading
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Tagged Father and son, Police, Racism, Real-life figure, Real-life story
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Small Axe: Mangrove (2020) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): The Trial of the Mangrove Nine
During the latest Oscar season, there was a rather trivial controversy on Steve McQueen’s ambitious film anthology series “Small Axe”. While its first three films were respectively shown at a number of movie festivals including the New York Film Festival … Continue reading
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Tagged Courtroom drama, Race, Racism, Real-life figure, Real-life story, Restaurant
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One Night in Miami (2020) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Their night to remember
“One Night in Miami”, which was released on Amazon Prime in last week, humbly and thoughtfully presents a fictional account of one night meeting among four prominent real-life African American figures in the 1960s. Regardless of how much it is … Continue reading
LA 92 (2017) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): A raw, vivid, and riveting presentation of the 1992 LA riots
Documentary film “LA 92” is a raw, vivid, and riveting presentation of the 1992 LA riots. While entirely consisting of a series of various archival footage clips, the documentary delves deep into the social and historical background of this shocking … Continue reading
Mississippi Burning (1988) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Flawed but incendiary
One of my friends often mentions the last places he wants to visit in US, which are usually the ones reported on the media for infuriating cases of blatant racism. I felt same about Mississippi when I revisited Alan Parker’s … Continue reading
Skin (2018) ☆☆☆(3/4): His struggle to erase his racist identity
“Skin” is engaging whenever it focuses on its troubled hero’s inner struggle against his racist identity. Although I must point out that the movie is often hampered by its rather heavy-handed storytelling especially during its second half where it makes … Continue reading
BlacKkKlansman (2018) ☆☆☆1/2 (3.5/4): Based on an unbelievably outrageous true story
Spike Lee’s latest film “BlacKkKlansman” intends to deliver an urgent social message, and it did its job well in a way both entertaining and galvanizing. While it tickles us a lot via a cheerfully outrageous mix of satire and police … Continue reading
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Tagged Police, Racism, Real-life incident, Real-life story, Undercover Cop
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Mudbound (2017) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): A tale of two families in Mississippi
Filled with so much of the sense of life and location, “Mudbound”, which is currently available on Netflix while getting a limited theatrical release in US, makes a vivid, powerful impression on us. Right from its very first scene, it … Continue reading
All the Way (2016) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): All the way to the Civil Rights – and his re-election
It is always nice to see a good actor finally getting a career boost he deserves, and Bryan Cranston is one of such examples during last 10 years. While this veteran actor has steadily worked for more than 30 years, … Continue reading
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Tagged Civil Rights, Politician, Racism, Real-life figure, Real-life incident
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Dear White People (2014) ☆☆☆(3/4) : A witty college comedy on race and identity
“Dear White People” is a witty college comedy ready to talk openly about its rather sensitive social subject which, to be frank with you, I am not that familiar with. While there are a number of scenes I had to … Continue reading
