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Black Bee Buzz is not a Tomatometer-approved publication. Reviews from this publication only count toward the Tomatometer® when written by the following Tomatometer-approved critic(s): Lonita Cook.

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4.75/5
Werewolf by Night (2022) Lonita Cook “Werewolf by Night” is a streamlined mercy in contemporary cinema. A true ensemble horror-adventure that’s as good the third time as it is the first.
Posted Oct 07, 2022  Edit critic review
3/5
Bid for Love (2022) Lonita Cook Solid performances, scenes that spotlight relationship dynamics and Black-advancement ideologies are the reasons to flip this indie gem on tonight.
Posted Aug 13, 2022  Edit critic review
3.75/5
Gabby Giffords Won't Back Down (2022) Lonita Cook This film does an exceptional job not only illuminating Gabby Giffords’ “relentless positivity” and work post-injury but also showing that the controversial conversation of quote/unquote gun control ... is a bipartisan conversation on public safety....
Posted Aug 12, 2022  Edit critic review
3/5
Dune (2021) Lonita Cook The sharp modernization of the previous, incredibly theatrical version is accomplished by making it visually and tonally cinematic.
Posted Oct 22, 2021  Edit critic review
3.75/5
Needle in a Timestack (2021) Lonita Cook It's for the type who loves this kind of delicate, cerebral approach to genre. Otherwise, the thematic questions are more intriguing than the execution, though for any taste, "Needle" proves to be smart, meticulous and even sexy.
Posted Oct 14, 2021  Edit critic review
3.75/5
Candyman (2021) Lonita Cook Politically and visually gruesome, yet flawlessly designed and depicted, this slasher flick also revels in horror's ability to elevate matters of social unrest by transforming the urban legend into a shocker of a superhero.
Posted Aug 31, 2021  Edit critic review
2.75/5
The Suicide Squad (2021) Lonita Cook I'm in for tight storytelling, sidesplitting lines and impeccable timing. However... It's like there's a contest we don't know about to see who can be the sickest, grossest, most ridiculous snuff deviant in the cinematic universe. Unnecessary.
Posted Aug 06, 2021  Edit critic review
4/5
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021) Lonita Cook Summer of Soul is music, fashion, togetherness and Questlove is a time-traveler restoring it to its rightful place.
Posted Jul 01, 2021  Edit critic review
2.75/5
Akilla's Escape (2020) Lonita Cook Intertwine. That's what stories do. Take pieces of the world and the self and twist them into one. The new digest on interpersonal war, starring do-o-o-pe lyrical artist Saul Williams, "Akilla's Escape" is a strong act of intertwining.
Posted Jun 11, 2021  Edit critic review
Mortal Kombat (2021) Lonita Cook A single cold open a movie does not make.
Posted Jun 10, 2021  Edit critic review
The Outside Story (2020) Lonita Cook Henry's tender performance and his buttered beauty mixed with clever dialogue to mask the cracks in the overall execution.
Posted Jun 10, 2021  Edit critic review
4.5/5
Cruella (2021) Lonita Cook This whole movie is as bold as the title character who has been elevated to near superhero status and the melodramatic performances are just as heightened.
Posted Jun 10, 2021  Edit critic review
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