Katherine Bigalow’s latest is Detroit – a madly unnerving film, which takes place during the American race riots in the summer of 1967. Police brutality, looting and civil unrest are presented in the most shocking way possible, and there’s nothing distancing about it. In the heat of the riots, a group of cops raid a low-rent motel […]
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In Imperial Dreams, John Boyega isn’t a stormtrooper batting heads with Kylo Ren. Instead, the pre-Star Wars Boyega plays an ex-con named Bambi, on route to redemption. Sharing the same name as a certain Disney character, you’d think he wouldn’t stand a chance in the world of crime. But he’s been to prison and back. […]
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J.J. Abrams initiates the beginning of a new trilogy of Star Wars films and a resurrection of one of the most adored film series in cinematic history. It has been just over thirty years since the conclusion of the original films, and Star Wars: The Force Awakens, continues the saga’s galactic adventures. I have always had a conflicted […]
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