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TIFF 2023 Review: ‘American Fiction’ Is the Best, Funniest, and Smartest Film of The Year
Author Thelonious "Monk" Ellison is peeved because his latest offering hasn't caught fire with publishers, while a tome called We's Lives in Da Ghetto by Sintara Golden hits the bestseller lists, leav...
Beyond Fest 2022: ‘Triangle of Sadness’ Review – Rich Sickness on the Starboard Side
Winner of the Palme d'Or, social hierarchy is turned upside down, revealing the tawdry relationship between power and beauty. Celebrity model couple Carl (Harris Dickinson) and Yaya (Charlbi Dean) are...
How Damien Chazelle Inspired ‘Honk For Jesus. Save Your Soul.’
In the aftermath of a huge scandal, Trinitie Childs, the first lady of a prominent Southern Baptist Mega Church, attempts to help her pastor-husband, Lee-Curtis Childs, rebuild their congregation.
TIFF 2021 Review: ‘Vengeance is Mine, All Others Pay Cash’ Does Not Live Up to Its Crazy Title
At the 2021 Toronto Film Festival, Alan French reviews "Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash" from the director Edwin. The dark comedy, rom-com, martial arts genre-bender stars Marthino Lio and Lady...
‘Borat Subsequent Moviefilm’ Review: Making America Not So Nice Again
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TIFF 2020 Review: ‘Get the Hell Out’ Spoofs Politics With Bloody Frenzy
Taiwan's parliament turns deadly when a virus transforms politicians into ravenous zombie mutants.
TV Review: ‘Woke’ Comedically, Yet Brutally Satirizes Being Black in San Francisco
Keef is an African-American cartoonist on the verge of mainstream success when an unexpected incident changes his life.
San Diego Comic-Con@Home: The Boys Season Two Panel Recap
A group of vigilantes set out to take down corrupt superheroes who abuse their superpowers.
Irresistible Interview with Chris Cooper and Mackenzie Davis
A Democratic strategist helps a retired veteran-run for mayor in a small, conservative Midwest town.