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Posted on July 27, 2019July 27, 2019

Do the Right Thing (1989)

Spike Lee’s classic Do the Right Thing was released 30 years ago but seems as relevant today. Click the movie title to read my entire review.

Posted on May 26, 2016December 29, 2022

Pelé: Birth of a Legend (2016)

Other critics dismiss this story about the Brazilian soccer legend, but I think it will touch your heart. Click the image to read my review.

Posted on June 25, 2015February 22, 2020

AMERICAN HISTORY X (1998)

This is the 2nd time I am calling up this excellent 1998 film about Neo-Nazism. With the events at Charleston and the encouragement rendered by the White House to members of the KKK, Neo-Nazi, and white nationalist movements, the film remains as relevant as ever! Thanks to the flashbacks to the family past of two white …

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