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A promotional image from "To Leslie" featuring a white woman with blonde hair.
Posted inArt & Culture

Here’s “To Leslie,” an out-of-nowhere, unlikely Oscar contender.

by Dominic Griffin January 24, 2023

For a variety of sociocultural reasons, year over year, the average moviegoer seems to be increasingly oblivious to the films that get nominated for the Academy Awards. There was once ample room in the marketplace for prestige dramas to be both critically celebrated and commercially viable enough to be on the radar of everyday folks […]

A man in a holiday hat. A still from the movie "Scrooged"
Posted inArt & Culture

It’s time to revisit “Scrooged,” a chaotic and timely Christmas carol

by Dominic Griffin November 28, 2022November 29, 2022
Angela Bassett as Queen Ramonda in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Posted inArt & Culture

‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ makes the best out of an unfortunate situation

by Dominic Griffin November 15, 2022
Posted inArt & Culture

In Defense of “Halloween Ends”

by Dominic Griffin November 1, 2022
Actor Ving Rhames looks out a window
Posted inArt & Culture

Three decades later, “The People Under the Stairs” is unsubtle, unsung, and unbelievable

by Dominic Griffin October 18, 2022October 18, 2022
Posted inArt & Culture

Marilyn Monroe movie can’t find its way

by Dominic Griffin October 4, 2022October 4, 2022
Posted inArt & Culture

You Haven’t Seen ‘Akira’?

by Dominic Griffin September 22, 2022September 22, 2022
Posted inArt & Culture

There’s Just Not Enough Under “Honk for Jesus'” Hood

by Dominic Griffin September 7, 2022September 7, 2022
Posted inMovies

“Day Shift” is a Charming Throwback in a Sea of Throwaways

by Dominic Griffin August 23, 2022August 23, 2022
Daniel Kaluuya on horseback in an orange hoodie
Posted inArt & Culture

Jordan Peele’s “Nope”: You’re Gonna Need a Bigger Screen 

by Dominic Griffin August 9, 2022August 10, 2022

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