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Just Mercy is a disappointing adaptation of an important real-life story, but it’s filled with great performances. Maria Lattila reviews.
What You Gonna Do When the World’s on Fire is a showcase for filmmaker Roberto Minervini and a telling portrait of poverty in New Orleans.
The Walking Dead acts as a return to the toxic, abhorrent roots of the zombie genre, and presents a world where racism doesn’t exist.
Clement Tyler Obropta explores whether or not Scooby-Doo promotes racist messaging, and how it uses xenophobic thinking to power a praxis of politics for propelling the narrative.
Not only does White Riot present a compelling case of why the fight against racism isn’t over, it makes you want to join in.
Michel Ocelot has always been one to apply the breadth of his creativity towards an easy narrative, but only with Delili does it prove to be something of a barrier to what can be more fulfilling.
Cuck is a tone-deaf and brain dead character study where any and all insight is shredded and tossed out to make way for Z-grade exploitation.
Although uneven, Always in Season is hugely effective in raising awareness and provoking discussion around racial injustice.
Amy Schatz’s “In the Shadow of the Towers: Stuyvesant HIgh on 9/11” recounts the harrowing day through the eyes of high school students who saw it happen first hand.
The Day Shall Come is a dark, biting commentary on systemic racism of law enforcement and the weird Kafkaesque nature of the War on Terror.
Blinded by the Light is a fabulous ode to the power of music, and how our favourite artists come to define our lives.
When They See Us may be Ava DuVernay’s finest work, telling a deeply human story about the way people of color have been and continue to be seen.
Beatriz at Dinner is one of the earliest reactionary films of the Trump Era. The question remains whether or not it has any answers for the current climate.
Long Time Coming is a deep heartfelt documentary displaying a world where MLB baseball was meant to reflect our society, yet proved a curious paradox.
A promising start quickly descends into troubling formula in The Best of Enemies, wasting two excellent lead performances and a potentially interesting story.
