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Review

The Fire Inside review – a sporting biog that lacks originality

by David Jenkins

Rachel Mor­ri­son directs a script by Bar­ry Jenk­ins with this sad­ly-under­whelm­ing under­dog box­ing biopic of Cla­res­sa ​“T‑Rex” Shields.

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In Retrospect
Truth & Movies - A Little White Lies Podcast
Podcast

Mufasa + Barry Jenkins | Xmas Special

On Truth & Movies this week, we dis­cuss our favourites of the year, its biggest turkeys and its hid­den gems. Plus we spoke to one of LWLies’ favourite direc­tors, Bar­ry Jenkins.
Two lion cubs in a grassy field, their golden fur and expressive faces visible against a blue sky.
Review

Mufasa: The Lion King review – let down by weak script and songs

by David Jenkins

A rous­ing, noble mis­step from Bar­ry Jenk­ins, in which the paw-print of this great film­mak­er is too light to make out.

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In Retrospect
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Not Movies

The Underground Railroad is a revelatory telling of a complex tale

by Rógan Graham

Bar­ry Jenk­ins’ adap­ta­tion of Col­son Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-win­ner is a nuanced small-screen masterwork.
Two individuals conversing, dressed in period attire from the mid-20th century. The man wears a dark hat and coat, while the woman wears a yellow dress and hat. Their expressions suggest an earnest interaction.
Incoming

Barry Jenkins hits the small screen with The Underground Railroad trailer

by Charles Bramesco

In the director’s ambi­tious Ama­zon minis­eries, the net­work for escaped slaves takes on a more lit­er­al form.
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Barry Jenkins will direct a sequel to the computerized Lion King remake

by Charles Bramesco

The Oscar-win­ning film­mak­er will go from Harlem to Pride Rock.
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Barry Jenkins is dramatizing a gorilla conservation doc for Netflix

by Charles Bramesco

Leonar­do DiCaprio is also pro­duc­ing the nar­ra­tive adap­ta­tion of the film Virunga.
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Rachel Morrison eyes directing debut with Flint boxing drama

by Charles Bramesco

The Oscar-nom­i­nat­ed cin­e­matog­ra­ph­er is devel­op­ing a fea­ture based on a script by Bar­ry Jenkins.
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Barry Jenkins to direct biopic of choreographer and activist Alvin Ailey

by Charles Bramesco

Fox Search­light backs the movie treat­ment of the influ­en­tial African-Amer­i­can dancer’s life.
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LWLies Presents

Watch: Barry Jenkins in Colour

by Luís Azevedo

This new video essay explores the director’s evoca­tive use of colour, from Med­i­cine for Melan­choly to If Beale Street Could Talk.