Summer Of Soul: A Festival Of All Things Beautiful And Black

July 01, 2021 / Aaron Haughton

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Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson makes his feature film debut with Summer Of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised). The film transports viewers to 1969 to bear witness to a powerful and touching music festival in Harlem, which history tried to forget. Part documentary music film, part history record, the film dives into Black culture, the ways in which it’s persevered and continues to make a lasting impact on the world.

Coming 2 America: A Comforting Traipse Down Memory Lane

March 21, 2021 / Aaron Haughton

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After 33 long years, Eddie Murphy returns to the royal country of Zamunda in Coming 2 America. Reprising his role of Akeem, Murphy reteams with Dolemite Is My Name director Craig Brewer and reunites with a slew of original cast members (including Arsenio Hall and James Earl Jones) for a nostalgia-heavy sequel that captures much of the magic of its predecessor.

Da 5 Bloods: Another Timely And Urgent Spike Lee Joint

July 12, 2020 / Aaron Haughton

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Spike Lee returns with Da 5 Bloods, a present day Vietnam epic with much more than war on its mind. Co-written by Kevin Willmott (who also co-wrote Lee’s Chi-Raq and BlacKkKlansman), Da 5 Bloods shows Vietnam from the black perspective, blending comedy, heist, and war elements together into a tasty stew with a modern bend. The result is gloriously messy, wholly satisfying, and one of the most urgent and timely films of Lee’s long and illustrious career.

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Summer Of Soul: A Festival Of All Things Beautiful And Black

Coming 2 America: A Comforting Traipse Down Memory Lane

Da 5 Bloods: Another Timely And Urgent Spike Lee Joint