Review 136min Genre:       Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama Director:     Jeymes Samuel Cast:         LaKeith Stanfield, RJ Cyler, Omar Sy…and more Writers:     Jeymes Samuel -Synopsis- In Jerusalem of 33 AD an aimless highfalutin hustler sees an opportunity in the rise of Jesus Christ where others see salvation, as he carves out a piece of the worship and adulation […]

Review 130min Genre:       Action, Thriller, Western Director:     Jeymes Samuel Cast:         Idris Elba, Regina King, Jonathan Majors…and more Writers:     Jeymes Samuel and Boaz Yakin -Synopsis- In the old American west, a vengeful outlaw assembles his rag-tag crew for some payback on his fearsome recently-released enemy and his own gang, in this classic yet modern ensemble […]

Review 110min Genre:       Drama Director:     Regina King Cast:         Eli Goree, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Leslie Odom Jr.…and more Writers:     Kemp Powers -Synopsis- During the aftermath of Cassius Clay’s historic heavyweight championship victory over Sonny Liston in 1964 and on the eve of his conversion to Islam, cultural icons and leaders of the black community Clay, Muslim minister […]

Review 109min Genre:    Drama Director: Julius Onah Cast:      Kelvin Harrison Jr., Naomi Watts, Octavia Spencer…and more Writers:  Julius Onah and J.C. Lee -Synopsis- A model student and all-star athlete, Luce’s life as an African child refugee turned into an adoptive American teen is flipped upside down when his parents discover a clash […]

Review 121min Genre:       Comedy, Drama Director:     Joe Talbot Cast:         Jimmie Fails, Jonathan Majors, Danny Glover…and more Writers:     Joe Talbot, Jimmie Fails and Rob Richert -Synopsis- In the modern day San Francisco Bay Area, a young black man teams up with his best friend to reclaim his family’s former large Victorian house in the Fillmore District, […]

Review 119min Genre:       Crime, Drama, Romance Director:    Barry Jenkins Cast:         KiKi Layne, Stephan James, Regina King…and more Writers:     Barry Jenkins and James Baldwin -Synopsis- A nineteen-year-old and her family struggle to prove the innocence of her falsely accused and incarcerated young fiancé, before their unborn child comes into the unjust world, in this socially reflective […]

Review 104min Genre:       Horror, Mystery Director:    Jordan Peele Cast:         Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Bradley Whitford…and more Writer:      Jordan Peele -Synopsis- When a young black man heads on a trip to meet his white girlfriend’s well-to-do family, his only concern seems to be whether he’ll be accepted by them—but when it becomes clear that not everything […]

Review 127min Genre:      Fact-based, Drama Director:   Theodore Melfi Cast:        Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monáe…and more Writers:    Allison Schroeder, Theodore Melfi and Margot Lee Shetterly -Synopsis- A biographical drama centred around the important but overlooked role of African-American women in the early US space program during the 1960s, including the work and struggles of […]

Review 111min Genre:       Drama Director:    Barry Jenkins Cast:         Mahershala Ali, Trevante Rhodes, Naomie Harris…and more Writers:     Barry Jenkins and Tarell Alvin McCraney -Synopsis- Barry Jenkins writes and directs a chronicle of the life of a young gay black man in modern America, as he struggles to come to terms with his sexuality and a rough […]

Review 139min Genre:      Drama Director:   Denzel Washington Cast:        Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, Jovan Adepo …and more Writer:     August Wilson -Synopsis- Denzel Washington directs an adaptation of the award-winning August Wilson play in which he once starred, recounting the story of a former Baseball star turned city garbage collector, battling his inner demons and struggling to […]

Review 103min Genre:      Comedy, Drama Director:   Rick Famuyiwa Cast:        Shameik Moore, Tony Revolori, Kiersey Clemons…and more Writer:      Rick Famuyiwa A trio of high-school geeks trying to survive on the streets and “hoods” of southern Los Angeles get caught in a web of drug and gang activity after a chance encounter at a party, as they […]