The New York Times – Film:
Mo McRae’s feature debut, about a well-off Black couple and their white neighbor, is more of a trauma drama than a satirical thriller.
Author: Lisa Kennedy
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‘The Quiet Girl’ Review: Welcome Home
The New York Times – Film:
This luminous drama, Ireland’s entry for best international feature, may not be holiday fare, but it does express the season’s benevolent ethos.
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‘Loudmouth’ Review: Portrait of Al Sharpton as a Young Man
The New York Times – Film:
A stirring new biographical documentary about the Rev. Al Sharpton revisits a racially divided New York City and offers a critique of the news media then and now.
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‘Scrooge: A Christmas Carol’ Review: Slightly Off Key
The New York Times – Film:
Luke Evans, Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley lend their voices to this animated musical of the holiday classic.
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‘Stutz’ Review: An Actor’s Tribute to a Therapist
The New York Times – Film:
In his documentary, Jonah Hill gently turns the tables on the psychiatrist and author Phil Stutz.
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‘Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues’ Review: In His Own Words
The New York Times – Music:
Personal tapes and letters bring fresh insights into the jazz great as a musician and a Black man.
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‘Descendant’ Review: The Fates of a Ship and its Captives
The New York Times – Film:
This documentary recounts the salvaging of the Clotilda, the last known ship to bring enslaved Africans to America, and tracks down their progeny.