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oprah winfrey

reviews 3 stars, a wrinkle in time, andre holland, ava duvernay, chris pine, deric mccabe, directors of colour, family, gugu mbatha-raw, levi miller, michael pena, mindy kaling, oprah winfrey, reese witherspoon, reviews, science fiction, storm reid, women in film, women of colour, zach galifianakis

A WRINKLE IN TIME

March 14, 2018

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

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 4 stars, alessandro nivola, ava duvernay, bio-pic, carmen ejogo, common, cuba gooding jr, david oyelowo, directors of colour, dylan baker, giovanni ribisi, lorraine toussaint, martin sheen, oprah winfrey, reviews, selma, stephan james, tessa thompson, tim roth, tom wilkinson, wendell pierce, women in film, women of colour

SELMA

December 28, 2014

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

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Ryan McNeil
trailers alessandro nivola, ava duvernay, carmen ejogo, cuba gooding jr, david oyelowo, giovanni ribisi, oprah winfrey, selma, tim roth, tom wilkinson, trailers

Sound of Change: SELMA Trailer

November 12, 2014

New contender, or new pretender?

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Ryan McNeil
dvd doubleback alan rickman, alex pettyfer, cuba gooding jr, david oyelowo, forest whitaker, james marsden, jane fonda, john cusack, lee daniels, lenny kravitz, liev schreiber, mariah carey, minka kelly, oprah winfrey, robin williams, terrence howard, the butler, yaya alafia

LEE DANIELS’ THE BUTLER

January 5, 2014

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

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 4 stars, best of 2009, drama, dvd, gabourey sidibe, lee daniels, lenny kravitz, mariah carey, mo'nique, oprah winfrey, paula patton

PRECIOUS

December 23, 2009

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

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Ryan McNeil
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