A female narratologist in Istanbul is wooed by the Djinn in a bottle she has purchased, he hoping she will set him free by making 3 wishes, but when she refuses, he tells her stories of his past to convince her.
Resurrection (2022)
A career mother raising her daughter alone spots the man who long ago abused her and now cautiously stalking her.
Vengeance (2022)
A smug New Yorker travels to west Texas to attend the funeral of a girl he barely knew & finds all his stereotypes challenged by her family.
The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey (2022)
A demented Black man agrees to a white doctor’s deal to take his serum so he can remember a treasure & find the murderer of his nephew, much to the disapproval of the young Black woman caring for him.
Judas and the Black Messiah (2021)
The sad story of how the FBI used a Black thief to get close to & set up Black Panther leader Fred Hampton for assassination in Chicago.
The Northman (2022)
Based on a Viking saga about a boy who witnesses the murder of his father & seduction of his mother and grows into a warrior able to battle against the murderer.
The Outfit (2022)
A mild mannered taciturn ex-London cutter proves smarter than the mob boss who uses his Chicago tailored suit shop as a drop-off for money & messages.
The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021)
Joel Coen gives Shakespeare’s great tragedy a new look with his colorblind casting that stars Denzel Washington & Frances McDormand,.
Who Killed Malcolm X? (2020)
This documentary follows an activist intent on proving that 2 men imprisoned for killing Malcolm X are innocent & real killer was free living in Newark.
The Forgiven (2017)
Archbishop Tutu as head of S.A.’s Truth & Reconciliation Commission engages in a tug of wills with a racist murderer while also seeking to discover the fate of a disappeared teenager.