Posts by Flora Spencer Grant

WeWork: Or the Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

By Flora Spencer Grant

This behind-the-scenes look at the ill-fated workplace startup buys into the capitalist ideals of its subject.

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Shiva Baby

By Flora Spencer Grant

Rachel Sennott gives a standout performance in this anxiety-inducing comedy set at a Jewish wake.

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Monster

By Flora Spencer Grant

Kelvin Harrison Jr goes on trial in this well-intentioned but melodramatic look at America’s racist legal system.

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Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

By Flora Spencer Grant

The entertaining story of the titular “Mother of the Blues” sees Chadwick Boseman shine in his final performance.

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Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey

By Flora Spencer Grant

Forest Whitaker stars as a down-on-his-luck toymaker in David E Talbert’s festive family frolic.

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How filmmakers are highlighting racial discrimination in the criminal justice system

By Flora Spencer Grant

At the 64th BFI London Film Festival, three films provided a timely addition to discourse ignited by the Black Lives Matter movement.

One Night in Miami – first-look review

By Flora Spencer Grant

Four icons of African American history meet in a Miami hotel in Regina King’s promising directorial debut.

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