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A WRINKLE IN TIME

A tale from the past considers the darkness of the present, and acts as a beacon for the future.

Posted on March 14, 2018September 12, 2020
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SELMA

A sign of the times in a portrayal of times gone by.

Posted on December 28, 2014September 12, 2020
trailers

Sound of Change: SELMA Trailer

New contender, or new pretender?

Posted on November 12, 2014November 17, 2014
dvd doubleback

LEE DANIELS’ THE BUTLER

What to do when something moving and nuanced is counterweighted with heavy-handedness and caricature?

Posted on January 5, 2014December 11, 2014
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PRECIOUS

If it takes a village to raise a child, what happens when the village is full of apathy and abuse?

Posted on December 23, 2009January 13, 2012

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