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Shadow and Act Staff

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Good Hair (2009) 94% 2/5 EDIT “What is, in effect, a wasted opportunity...” – Shadow and Act Sep 20, 2022 Full Review Abaabi ba boda boda (2015) EDIT “A vivid look into the life of a Ugandan teen on a mission to save his family’s livelihood...” – Shadow and Act Sep 20, 2022 Full Review Blue Bird (2011) EDIT “The themes of life and death pervade the film – not in any morbid or depressing kind of way, but in sometimes childlike curiosity...” – Shadow and Act Sep 15, 2022 Full Review Out of My Hand (2015) 100% EDIT “Both of the moment and timeless...” – Shadow and Act Sep 15, 2022 Full Review Babygirl (2012) EDIT “The nuance of these characterizations, along with the great dialogue and director Vallely’s strong script, makes Babygirl a touching, compelling and recommended film to watch.” – Shadow and Act Sep 15, 2022 Full Review I Am Thalente (2015) EDIT “Thalente is a charismatic, and relatable, person who you want to root for because he works hard to master an art form that he is passionate about, stumbling, smiling, and winning along the way.” – Shadow and Act Sep 15, 2022 Full Review Miles Ahead (2016) 74% EDIT “It’s good enough; but given the legend that is the subject matter, and the paucity of films in which his story is central, I’d argue that it needed to be better than "good enough" – if not great...” – Shadow and Act Sep 15, 2022 Full Review Ninth Floor (2015) 100% EDIT “It’s one thing to hear of such events happening in the distant past, but quite another to watch them replay on film in sync with current events...” – Shadow and Act Sep 15, 2022 Full Review Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014) 20% EDIT “I can’t think of a recent blockbuster that’s been raked across the coals as much as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.” – Shadow and Act Sep 15, 2022 Full Review Moloch Tropical (2009) EDIT “There’s more than enough in Moloch Tropical that I strongly recommend it, if it happens to come your way, or eventually becomes widely available on home video.” – Shadow and Act Sep 15, 2022 Full Review Gun Hill (2012) EDIT “With all the romantic comedies and reality programming vying for black audiences’ attention, having a solid police drama like this on television will be a refreshing change.” – Shadow and Act Sep 15, 2022 Full Review Bad Hair (2013) 95% EDIT “Buoyed by instinctive performances (especially the powerful Samantha Castillo as Junior’s mother Marta) and an unnerving score, "Bad Hair" may just be this year’s foreign sleeper hit.” – Shadow and Act Sep 15, 2022 Full Review Boyhood (2014) 97% EDIT “...it’s hyperbolic in its minimalism and boring in spots and its overall narrative reach often exceeds its grasp. Even still, it’s one of the most important movies of the decade so far and you should experience it just to say you did.” – Shadow and Act Sep 15, 2022 Full Review Tales of the Grim Sleeper (2014) 100% EDIT “This is by no means groundbreaking filmmaking, but its ideas are challenging, which, in a story like this one, is crucial.” – Shadow and Act Sep 15, 2022 Full Review The Double Steps (2012) EDIT “It’s hard to negatively criticize a film like this; its originality, art direction and spontaneous moments of hilarity make up for the lack of narrative value.” – Shadow and Act Sep 15, 2022 Full Review Finding the Funk (2013) EDIT “A crash course in the origins and influence of funk music from the legends that made it popular.” – Shadow and Act Sep 14, 2022 Full Review Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) 91% EDIT “The fact that “Dawn of The Planet of The Apes” is a summer tent-pole with a brain and a conscience shouldn’t be this refreshing...” – Shadow and Act Sep 14, 2022 Full Review Sound of Redemption: The Frank Morgan Story (2014) 100% EDIT “Ultimately, Sound of Redemption honors the life of a noted musician, but doesn’t quite make the same impact as its subject or the music he left behind.” – Shadow and Act Sep 14, 2022 Full Review The Equalizer (2014) 61% 3.5/5 EDIT “The film is worth seeing to watch Denzel deliver his trademark slow burn gaze.” – Shadow and Act Sep 14, 2022 Full Review Supremacy (2014) 33% EDIT “Supremacy rests on a premise that makes for high drama and surprise, though it’s not always executed. It’s the stuff of nightmarish fiction but the nonfiction source material adds a level of depth to its commentary on racism and race...” – Shadow and Act Sep 13, 2022 Full Review Four (2012) EDIT “Anchored by strong performances by its four leads, Four is an intense and uncomfortable drama, yet certainly worth the watch.” – Shadow and Act Sep 13, 2022 Full Review As Above, So Below (1973) EDIT “The cleverness of the film comes in Clark's insistence on subverting those very stereotypes of church-goers as passive, and activists as militant through humor, turning the idea of insurgency on its head, in service of a united vision.” – Shadow and Act Sep 13, 2022 Full Review Fragrance (1991) EDIT “A particularly moving film in its layering of familial connectedness and division, rich performance by the likes of Roy Fegan and Fumilayo, and its privileging of various perspectives on the role of military involvement for African Americans...” – Shadow and Act Sep 13, 2022 Full Review Illusions (1983) EDIT “A black woman’s voice serves as the foundation for musical harmony and cohesiveness in film, while her face and personhood are never considered. Both Mignon and Esther are perceived as something they are not within a system that denies them...” – Shadow and Act Sep 13, 2022 Full Review My Last Day Without You (2011) EDIT “My Last Day Without You falls in line with a new wave of sensible stories with a diverse cast of characters that don’t need to use “race” as the cinematic conflict that binds the story. ” – Shadow and Act Sep 13, 2022 Full Review
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