Written and directed by Spike Lee. US, 1998, 136 minutes. Available on DVD, VOD, and to subscribers on HBO Max.
Film
MOVIE DIARY: “BETTER LUCK TOMORROW”
Co-written, directed, and edited by Justin Lin. US, 2002, 101 minutes. Available on Blu-ray, DVD, and VOD, and to subscribers on Paramount+.
FILM REVIEW: “NO SUDDEN MOVE”
Directed by Steven Soderbergh. US, 2021, 115 minutes. Available with subscription on HBO Max.
FILM REVIEW: “THE AMERICAN SECTOR”
Directed by Courtney Stephens and Pacho Velez. US, 2020, 68 minutes. Available on virtual cinema platforms, including The Brattlite.
FILM REVIEW: “ZOLA”
Co-written and directed by Janicza Bravo. US, 2020, 90 minutes. Opens theatrically on Tuesday, June 29.
ON JUNETEENTH, IFÉ FRANKLIN DEBUTS ‘SLAVE NARRATIVE’ FILM
Production shot at Royall House Slave Quarters.
FILM REVIEW: “STILL PROCESSING”
Directed and co-edited by Sophy Romvari. Canada, 2020, 17 minutes. Available with subscription on MUBI.
NOTES ON: “8TH ANNUAL ON CINEMA OSCAR SPECIAL”
About "On Cinema at the Cinema," Hollywood in 2021, and how one reflects the other.
NOTES ON: “NOMADLAND,” THE “BEST PICTURE” OF 2020
"Time and again, Nomadland shows its preference for 'reality' as a stylistic posture over depicting the actual experience of being poor in America."
INTERVIEW: “THE PINEAPPLE DIARIES” WRITER/DIRECTOR PALOMA VALENZUELA
“I knew I wanted to make a show that really reflected what my corner of Boston and Jamaica Plain looks like.”