Contributor Leila Latif

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Interviews

LaKeith Stanfield: ‘There’s a big fear about people of colour being in power’

by Leila Latif

The actor discusses the ambiguity of his role in Judas and the Black Messiah while espousing peace, love and connectivity.
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Festivals

The Scary of Sixty-First – first-look review

by Leila Latif

A woman becomes possessed by the spirit of one of Jeffrey Epstein’s victims in this misguided psychological horror.
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Festivals

Tina – first-look review

by Leila Latif

Tina Turner has the final say on her tumultuous life and glittering career in this all-access documentary.
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Review

Verdict

by Leila Latif

This sensitive and harrowing portrait of domestic abuse looks at how the justice system fails women.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Judas and the Black Messiah

by Leila Latif

Commanding performances from LaKeith Stanfield and Daniel Kaluuya power this electrifying Black Panther drama.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Review

Life in a Day 2020

by Leila Latif

Kevin Macdonald updates his crowdsourced 2010 documentary to give a glimpse of life on Earth in the age of Covid.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Two women in winter clothing, one holding a basket, walking on a city street. Black and white image with a vintage aesthetic.
Festivals

Passing – first-look review

by Leila Latif

Ruth Negga and Tessa Thompson star in this slow-paced but perceptive race drama from Rebecca Hall.
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Festivals

Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) – first-look review

by Leila Latif

Questlove’s triumphant directorial debut charts the cultural impact and legacy of the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival.

3
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Review

Il Mio Corpo

by Leila Latif

Michele Pennetta trains his camera on a young Nigerian migrant living in Sicily in this poetic docudrama.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Short Stuff

Watch this powerful new film about white guilt and Black womanhood

by Leila Latif

Somalia Seaton’s A Response to Your Message is a personal reflection on this year’s Black Lives Matter protests.

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