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Review: BlacKkKlansman (2018)
I’m still reeling from the final moments of BLACKKKLANSMAN – no other film of 2018 will pack quite as forceful a denouement. Nowhere else is Spike Lee’s mastery of blending of subjective emotion-driven storytelling with documentary filmmaking techniques more apparent, … Continue reading
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Tagged 13th, Adam Driver, Alec Baldwin, Ava DuVernay, Biopic, Black Comedy, BlackKklansman, Drama, James Brown, John David Washington, Oscars, Ron Stallworth, Spike Lee, Topher Grace
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Review: Get on Up (2014)
You could do a whole separate film about Mr Brown’s myriad personal issues. You could probably do a whole film based just on the impact of Brown’s music during the Vietnam War (covered in a single scene here) but as … Continue reading
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Tagged Biopic, Bronson, Chadwick Boseman, Dan Aykroyd, Drama, Film, Get on Up, Jamarion Scott, James Brown, Jordan Scott, Lennie James, Movies, Nelson Ellis, Tate Taylor, Viola Davis
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