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Lurker (2025) 95% EDIT “While the film poses more questions than it does solutions, Russell succeeds in expanding awareness and conversation around male displacement and longing for belonging. ” – TheWrap Aug 18, 2025 Full Review Plainclothes (2025) 83% EDIT “Blythe’s performance is an interior one, where what Lucas does is not as important as how he feels inside. Capturing that is a special gift and Blyth delivers.” – TheWrap Aug 13, 2025 Full Review Shirley (2024) 75% EDIT “Not only does [King] don Chisholm’s clothes, adopt her hairstyle, recreate her distinctive smile, and attempt her Bajan-tinged accent, she digs at the core of who Chisholm was in that moment—principled and fearless. ” – TheWrap Aug 8, 2024 Full Review Rob Peace (2024) 75% EDIT ““Rob Peace” isn’t the story of an “Ivy League drug dealer”; it’s the story of a human being who deserved way better than what society gave him.” – TheWrap Feb 27, 2024 Full Review Luther: Never Too Much (2024) 98% EDIT ““Luther: Never Too Much” will have fans dancing in their seats, playing karaoke to some of his best slow songs, or in the mood for love, which is how his friends, family, and Porter want him to be remembered most.” – TheWrap Feb 27, 2024 Full Review Union (2024) 89% EDIT “There are just too many assumptions being asked of the audience here without presenting enough facts to validate this struggle. And that missed opportunity is truly unfortunate.” – TheWrap Feb 27, 2024 Full Review Little Death (2024) 39% EDIT ““Little Death” may not be a perfect film, but it is a testament to its producer and well-known director Darren Aronofsky’s enduring ability to identify fresh talent and tell stories that define moments in need of capturing.” – TheWrap Jan 21, 2024 Full Review The American Society of Magical Negroes (2024) 25% EDIT “Unlike “American Fiction,” “Magical Negroes” lacks broad appeal. That doesn’t make it a film without merit, but it makes it harder to sell to a more mainstream Black audience. ” – TheWrap Jan 20, 2024 Full Review A Lot of Nothing (2022) 48% EDIT “McRae certainly shows promise as a director, if not a writer, with Noel, Coleman, Anderson, and Scott demonstrating they can handle complex portrayals well. It’s just unfortunate the story doesn’t live up to all their talents.” – TheWrap Feb 2, 2023 Full Review Earth Mama (2023) 97% EDIT “Filmmaker Savanah Leaf began her career making music videos, and her feature debut reflects her ability to transmit great emotional depth in small snapshots.” – TheWrap Jan 21, 2023 Full Review You People (2023) 39% EDIT “While their take on interracial relationships in the 21st century seems aimed at young-adult viewers, it will likely instead land with their parents and grandparents.” – TheWrap Jan 20, 2023 Full Review Blanquita (2022) 100% EDIT “Instead of merely recounting a real-life event, Guzzoni has created a compelling thriller that probes deep, posing critical questions about society’s continual failure to protect children.” – TheWrap Dec 9, 2022 Full Review The People We Hate at the Wedding (2022) 30% EDIT “While “The People We Hate” may not be as refreshing as “Bridesmaids” or “The Hangover” or even “Father of the Bride,” it holds your attention. The problem is that it never sparks any deep emotional attachment. ” – TheWrap Nov 17, 2022 Full Review The Same Storm (2021) 77% EDIT “As time elapses and memories get fuzzier, “The Same Storm” will prove to be not just a film but also an invaluable piece of history. ” – TheWrap Oct 13, 2022 Full Review Till (2022) 96% EDIT “This magnificent performance elevates Deadwyler to the ranks of the great actors of our time.” – TheWrap Oct 2, 2022 Full Review On the Come Up (2022) 76% EDIT “Even when Gray doesn’t always sell us on her prowess as a potential star rapper, she never fails to embody a young girl on the brink of womanhood struggling with her emotions and looking for a way to use her voice and to have her say.” – TheWrap Sep 23, 2022 Full Review Riotsville, USA (2022) 91% EDIT “Pettengill effectively opts not to center the riots that erupted after Dr. King’s assassination; that focus has, in the past, made it easier to dismiss the unrest as an emotional response rather than as a reflection of deep-seated issues.” – TheWrap Sep 16, 2022 Full Review Saint Omer (2022) 95% EDIT “Diop’s decision — along with her collaborators, noted French novelist Marie NDiaye, who is of Senegalese descent, and editor Amrita David — to allow Laurence to speak her truth as an African immigrant to France through testimony is extremely effective.” – TheWrap Sep 7, 2022 Full Review Let the Little Light Shine (2022) 100% EDIT “What emerges are images of a Black Chicago rarely seen: Men, women, and children of various socioeconomic backgrounds, rallying around Black children’s futures and not just attending their funerals or trials.” – TheWrap Aug 12, 2022 Full Review Alma's Rainbow (1994) 83% EDIT “Chenzira and cinematographer Ronald K. Gray use the camera to showcase the many ways in which Black women move, collectively and individually, to express various emotions and moods including attraction, joy, and confidence.” – TheWrap Jul 28, 2022 Full Review Costa Brava, Lebanon (2021) 89% EDIT “Akl's assured direction captures the promise of wanting change as well as the disappointment of not quite knowing how to achieve it.” – TheWrap Jul 14, 2022 Full Review Beba (2021) 83% EDIT “Turning the lens on herself in ways in which we rarely see women of color do, first-time feature filmmaker Rebecca “Beba” Huntt exhibits a vulnerability that is incredibly brave.” – TheWrap Jun 24, 2022 Full Review American Pain (2022) 89% EDIT “Ultimately, “American Pain” perpetuates the media’s dangerous pattern of humanizing white criminals under the guise of moral disdain.” – TheWrap Jun 12, 2022 Full Review Monstrous (2022) 55% EDIT “Offers a strong premise and some fresh twists, particularly in a genre where gimmicky filmmaking has prevailed.” – TheWrap May 13, 2022 Full Review Flint: Who Can You Trust? (2020) 88% EDIT “Baldwin, for his part, is heard less often than one would expect in a two-hour documentary; the people of Flint largely tell this story through their own words and extensive archive, and its far from pretty. ” – TheWrap Apr 29, 2022 Full Review
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