Tag: Omari Hardwick
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Star Trek: Section 31 review, a space romp
Star Trek: Section 31 is a wild space adventure. I found the plot hard to understand – something about being all powerful and saving the world – but it has Michelle Yeoh so we’re watching it!
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The Mother: Jennifer Lopez in an action thriller
The Mother, directed by Niki Caro, puts Jennifer Lopez in action as a trained killer whose perspective changes when she becomes a mother. Her role is so thoroughly that of a mother that she doesn’t even have a character name. She’s simply Mother.
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Review: Pieces of Her, a fast-paced thriller
Pieces of Her is a female-oriented thriller about family, survival, and what we do for love. It’s pulse-racing, engaging, mysterious, and ultimately satisfying. The 8 part series was created by Charlotte Stoudt based on a novel by Karin Slaughter. Every episode was directed by Minkie Spiro. There are a few spoilers ahead about the early…
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Review: Sorry to Bother You
Sorry to Bother You is one crazy piece of theater. The crazy works. It delivers a powerful punch in an imaginative package. Written and directed by Boots Riley, this is a tale about class, race, greed, exploitation, and love. Boots Riley is one of those fresh voices in American cinema people are always talking about.
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Review: Middle of Nowhere
Middle of Nowhere is the story of Ruby (Emayatzy Corinealdi). Her husband is in prison. Ruby is ready to attend medical school when he’s incarcerated, and she drops everything in her life to visit him and support his efforts for early parole.