Daily Archives: June 10, 2023

“The Blackening” is a horror farce in the tradition of the “Scary Movie” and “A Haunted House” franchises, a send-up of Black horror and Black horror movie fans. It’s fast, foul-mouthed and freaking hilarious, a spoof within a spoof filled … Continue reading →

“Midday Black Midnight Blue” is an impressionistic collage in shades of grief. Non-linear in its storytelling, stingy with its facts, details and “truth,” it’s a picture that violates a lot of the basic covenants between filmmaker and audience. It’s more … Continue reading →

“American Graffiti” was a culture-shifting blockbuster when it came out, a modestly-budgeted movie with a mostly-no-name cast that spawned a 1950s-early-’60s nostalgia boom that swam against the tide that gave birth to disco and punk. Its warmth, innocence and fun, … Continue reading →