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.
by Leila Latif
Joseph Bologne receives a gorgeous biopic that also serves as a devastating reminder of a greatness nearly entirely expunged from history.
by Flora Spencer Grant
Kelvin Harrison Jr goes on trial in this well-intentioned but melodramatic look at America’s racist legal system.
by Hannah Strong
Writer/director Trey Edward Shults delivers another spiky interrogation of parent-child relationships.
by Glenn Heath Jr
Race and privilege come under the microscope in director Julius Onah’s thought-provoking drama.
by Katherine McLaughlin
John David Washington is a cop struggling to come to terms with systematic racism in Reinaldo Marcus Green’s debut feature.
by Elena Lazic
This coldly affecting contagion horror excels in generating a sense of acute dread, but falls short on the story front.
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