Tag: Corey Hawkins
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Movie Review ~ The Piano Lesson (2024)
The Piano Lesson Synopsis: A family clash over an heirloom piano explodes. The battle between brother and sister – one hopes to sell it, the other refuses to give it up – unleashes haunting truths about how the past is perceived and who defines a family legacy.Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, John David Washington, Danielle Deadwyler,…
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Movie Review ~ The Color Purple (2023)
The Facts: Synopsis: A musical adaptation of Alice Walker’s novel about the life-long struggles of an African-American woman living in the South during the early 1900sStars: Fantasia Barrino, Taraji P. Henson, Danielle Brooks, Colman Domingo, Corey Hawkins, H.E.R., Halle Bailey, Phylicia Pearl MpasiDirector: Blitz BazawuleRated: PG-13|Running Length: 140 minutesTMMM Score: (5/10)Review: Released in 1982, Alice Walker’s…
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Movie Review ~ The Tragedy of Macbeth
The Facts: Synopsis: A Scottish lord becomes convinced by a trio of witches that he will become the next King of Scotland, and his ambitious wife supports him in his plans of seizing power. Stars: Denzel Washington, Frances McDormand, Alex Hassell, Bertie Carvel, Brendan Gleeson, Corey Hawkins, Harry Melling, Miles Anderson, Matt Helm, Moses Ingram, Kathryn…
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Movie Review ~ In the Heights
The Facts: Synopsis: Lights up on Washington Heights, a world very much of its place, but universal in its experience, where the streets are made of music and little dreams become big. Stars: Anthony Ramos, Corey Hawkins, Leslie Grace, Melissa Barrera, Olga Merediz, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Gregory Diaz IV, Jimmy Smits Director: Jon M. Chu Rated:…
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The Silver Bullet ~ In the Heights
Synopsis: A bodega owner has mixed feelings about closing his store and retiring to the Dominican Republic after inheriting his grandmother’s fortune. Release Date: June 26, 2020 Thoughts: By now, most fans of the musical phenomenon Hamilton are well-aware of creator Lin-Manuel Miranda’s previous Broadway success story, In the Heights. Also a celebrated piece of…
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Movie Review ~ BlacKkKlansman
The Facts: Synopsis: Ron Stallworth, an African-American police officer from Colorado, successfully managed to infiltrate the local Ku Klux Klan and became the head of the local chapter. Stars: John David Washington, Adam Driver, Laura Harrier, Topher Grace, Corey Hawkins, Ryan Eggold, Robert John Burke, Paul Walter Hauser, Jasper Pääkkönen, Ashlie Atkinson Director: Spike Lee…
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The Silver Bullet ~ Kong: Skull Island
Synopsis: A diverse team of explorers is brought together to venture deep into an uncharted island in the Pacific—as beautiful as it is treacherous—unaware that they’re crossing into the domain of the mythic Kong. Release Date: March 10, 2017 Thoughts: Since 1933, we’ve been kinda ape over King Kong. Though his franchise isn’t a huge…
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