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‘A Lot of Nothing’ Review: Mo McRae’s Directorial Feature Debut Takes on Police Killings
McRae shows promise as a director, if not a writer, with this satirical drama
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‘You People’ Review: Kenya Barris and Jonah Hill’s Comedy Collab Mixes the Timely and the Outdated
This comedy of interracial relationships is packed with of-the-moment hip-hop references, but it’s more likely to land with the target audience’s parents
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‘The 1619 Project’ Review: With Hulu Docuseries, Nikole Hannah-Jones Regains the Upper Hand
This visual continuation of the New York Times initiative succeeds by focusing on the most urgent racial challenges in America
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‘Earth Mama’ Review: A Young, Black Mother Fights an Uncaring System for Herself and Her Family
Sundance 2023: Tia Nomore delivers a devastating but hopeful performance in Savanah Leaf’s directorial debut
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‘Saint Omer’ Review: White Supremacy in France Takes the Stand in Murder Trial
Documentarian Alice Diop makes a riveting fiction debut with this courtroom drama of a Senegalese woman on trial for infanticide
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‘The Best Man: The Final Chapters’ Review: Peacock Series Is a Holiday Binge Fans Will Cherish
The limited series continuation reunites the cast 20 years after the first “Best Man” film
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‘Kindred’ Review: FX’s Historical Sci-Fi Adaptation Doesn’t Dig Deep Enough
The story follows a modern day Black woman who time-travels to a plantation where she experiences life as a slave
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‘Blanquita’ Review: Chilean Oscar Entry Probes Social Injustice
In his fourth feature, director Fernando Guzzoni digs into the story behind a recent, painful scandal
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‘Let the Little Light Shine’ Film Review: Black Chicago Students Fight for Their School and Their Futures
A powerful palliative to racist narratives of the city, this doc spotlights brilliant and committed students and teachers fighting for what’s right
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‘The People We Hate at the Wedding’ Review: All-Star Comedy Prompts a Mixed Reception
An impressive ensemble grapples with family and relationship issues at a wedding, but no one’s having much fun here
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‘The Same Storm’ Review: COVID Lockdown Drama Offers a Snapshot of Recent History
Peter Hedges assembles an impressive ensemble (including Elaine May and Sandra Oh) to look at human connection during social distancing
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‘Till’ Review: Danielle Deadwyler Delivers a Riveting Performance as Mourning Mother Turned Civil-Rights Legend
“Clemency” director Chinonye Chukwu examines a national tragedy on an achingly human level
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‘On the Come Up’ Review: Sanaa Lathan Spotlights Teen Women Rappers in Directorial Debut
Jamila C. Gray stars as an aspiring performer juggling her late father’s legacy and her mother’s addiction issues
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‘Riotsville, USA’ Review: 1960s Archival Footage Brings the Receipts to Civil Rights Documentary
Did you know the U.S. military built fake towns to teach police how to improve their methods of suppressing activist dissent?
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‘God’s Country’ Film Review: Thandiwe Newton Shines Even as the Landscape Gets Shaky
Newton plays a Montana college professor, an outsider at work and in her home, who battles hunters trespassing on her property
