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Tag: Teyonah Parris

Movie Review ~ Dashing Through the Snow

Movie Review Dashing Through the Snow 6.5/10 The Facts Synopsis: An Atlanta social worker takes an unexpected Christmas Eve journey with his estranged daughter to help him remember the joy and magic of the holidays. Director: Tim Story Stars: Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Teyonah Parris, Madison Skye Validum, Lil Rel Howery, Oscar Nuñez, Mary Lynn Rajskub,…
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November 17, 2023
Movie Review ~ The Marvels

Movie Review The Marvels 4/10 The Facts Synopsis: Carol Danvers gets her powers entangled with those of Kamala Khan and Monica Rambeau, forcing them to work together to save the universe. Director: Nia DaCosta Stars: Brie Larson, Teyonah Parris, Iman Vellani, Zawe Ashton, Gary Lewis, Park Seo-joon, Zenobia Shroff, Mohan Kapur, Saagar Shaikh, Samuel L.…
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November 8, 2023
Movie Review ~ Candyman (2021)

Movie Review Candyman (2021) 9/10 The Facts Synopsis: For as long as the residents can remember, the housing projects of Chicago’s Cabrini Green neighborhood were terrorized by the word-of-mouth ghost story about a supernatural killer known as Candyman, easily summoned by those daring to repeat his name five times into a mirror. A decade after…
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August 25, 2021
The Silver Bullet ~ Candyman (2020)

Synopsis: Candyman, a murderous soul with a hook for a hand, is accidentally summoned to reality by a skeptic grad student researching the monster’s myth. Release Date: June 12, 2020 Thoughts: As I recalled in my 31 Days to Scare review, 1992’s Candyman remains one of the rare movies that still manages to frighten me…
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February 27, 2020
Movie Review ~ If Beale Street Could Talk

Movie Review If Beale Street Could Talk 9/10 The Facts Synopsis: A woman in Harlem desperately scrambles to prove her fiancé innocent of a crime while carrying their first child. Director: Barry Jenkins Stars: KiKi Layne, Stephan James, Regina King, Teyonah Parris, Colman Domingo, Diego Luna, Ed Skrein, Brian Tyree Henry, Finn Wittrock, Michael Beach,…
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December 26, 2018
Movie Review ~ Chi-Raq

Movie Review Chi-Raq 7/10 The Facts Synopsis: A modern day adaptation of the ancient Greek play Lysistrata by Aristophanes, set against the backdrop of gang violence in Chicago. Director: Spike Lee Stars: Teyonah Parris, Nick Cannon, Wesley Snipes, Jennifer Hudson, D.B. Sweeney, Harry Lennix, Steve Harris, Angela Bassett, John Cusack, Samuel L. Jackson Rated: R Running Length: 127 minutes The Thoughts I can’t…
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December 31, 2015