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Jeffrey Wright
This Is Why the ‘American Fiction’ Movie Is Such an Unexpected Delight
The hosts of the Reel Generation Gap bring their unique perspectives to the forefront as they explore the portrayal of black culture in “American Fiction.”
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#OscarSoWhite: 5 A-List Black Actors Never Nominated for an Oscar
Is there any connection between these two years in a row of #OscarSoWhite,“ the hundred or so repetitions of the ”N-word” in Tarantino’s latest N-word opus magnum, and republican right wing thinly-veiled politics of exclusion, fear, and racism? Any connection at all? Maybe so. Maybe not. One thing’s for certain though—the Oscars are an American institution.
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Movie Review: ‘The Good Dinosaur’ Helps Toddlers Stamp Out Fear of Life!
What will “The Good Dinosaur teach children? To not be selfish, for one, but ultimately to show that hardship and a tribulation trip through the scary wilderness results in a tempering of character, and the ability to conquer fear. Which is quite a gift, given the level of scariness existing in the world today.
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‘The Hunger Games’: You’ll Hunger for the Games
Why make one movie when you can whack a book in half, and make two?
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This Is Why the ‘American Fiction’ Movie Is Such an Unexpected Delight
The hosts of the Reel Generation Gap bring their unique perspectives to the forefront as they explore the portrayal of black culture in “American Fiction.”
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#OscarSoWhite: 5 A-List Black Actors Never Nominated for an Oscar
Is there any connection between these two years in a row of #OscarSoWhite,“ the hundred or so repetitions of the ”N-word” in Tarantino’s latest N-word opus magnum, and republican right wing thinly-veiled politics of exclusion, fear, and racism? Any connection at all? Maybe so. Maybe not. One thing’s for certain though—the Oscars are an American institution.
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Movie Review: ‘The Good Dinosaur’ Helps Toddlers Stamp Out Fear of Life!
What will “The Good Dinosaur teach children? To not be selfish, for one, but ultimately to show that hardship and a tribulation trip through the scary wilderness results in a tempering of character, and the ability to conquer fear. Which is quite a gift, given the level of scariness existing in the world today.
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‘The Hunger Games’: You’ll Hunger for the Games
Why make one movie when you can whack a book in half, and make two?
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