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Man and woman standing in water, wearing dark clothing.
Review

Crawl

by Anton Bitel

The direc­tor of Piran­ha 3D goes back into the water for this alli­ga­tor-based crea­ture fea­ture star­ring Kaya Scodelario.

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In Retrospect
Plastic figures with decorative headdress and red lips, arranged in a surreal underwater scene.
Review

My Friend the Polish Girl

by David Jenkins

Direc­tors Ewa Banaszkiewicz and Mateusz Dymek offer a unique, if not entire­ly suc­cess­ful spin on the cul­ture clash drama.

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A person holding a large professional video camera on a tripod, with a blue sky and landscape visible in the background.
Incoming

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.
Three people, two men and one woman, standing in an old, industrial-looking room with large windows.
Incoming

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.
A person with dark skin and curly hair, wearing a yellow jacket and looking directly at the camera.
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.
Portrait of a bespectacled Black man wearing a suit and tie, smiling directly at the camera.
Interviews

Barry Jenkins: ‘People of colour have been looking into the eyes of white people forever’

by David Jenkins

The Moon­light direc­tor sits down to pick apart his won­der­ful James Bald­win adap­ta­tion, If Beale Street Could Talk.
Two adults, a man and a woman, facing each other closely, heads nearly touching. Strong contrast between light and shadow.
Review

If Beale Street Could Talk

by Tayler Montague

Intense melan­choly and bliss­ful romance mask an under­cur­rent of polit­i­cal out­rage in Bar­ry Jenk­ins’ rhap­sod­ic take on James Baldwin.

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In Retrospect
A woman with dark skin and a thoughtful expression, set against a lush, floral background with vibrant greens, yellows, and reds.
LWLies Magazine

LWLies 78: If Beale Street Could Talk – On Sale Now!

by Little White Lies

For our first edi­tion of 2019 we dive into Bar­ry Jenk­ins’ extra­or­di­nary adap­ta­tion of James Baldwin.
Two people gazing intensely at each other, a man wearing a jersey with a large number on it and a woman with curly hair.
Review

It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)

by Karen Krizanovich

Frank Capra’s fes­tive clas­sic returns to the big screen this Christ­mas – and it’s an oppor­tu­ni­ty not to be missed.

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Two young Black adults, a man and a woman, embrace intimately in a dimly lit setting.
Trailers

Barry Jenkins’ If Beale Street Could Talk gets a gorgeous new trailer

by Adam Woodward

The director’s fol­low-up to his Oscar-win­ning Moon­light is based on James Baldwin’s clas­sic novel.