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Posted on November 18, 2020November 18, 2020

The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)

The true story of a father and his young son coping with homelessness & a demanding job internship in San Francisco where a church provides shelter–sometimes.

Posted on October 25, 2015October 26, 2015

Freeheld (2015)

Laurel, a NJ cop, falls in love with Stacie, a mechanic, but when Laurel is terminally ill, she has to fight her superiors for Stacie to receive her pension benefits.

Posted on December 28, 2013December 30, 2013

Mandela: The Long Walk to Freedom (2013)

The new film about Nelson Mandela is a 4-star success because of Idris Elba’s performance. Click the title of the film, here, to read my entire review.

Posted on October 26, 2013October 28, 2013

I’m In Love With a Church Girl

Miles has made a lot of money dealing drugs and producing musical acts, but when he falls in love with church-going Vanessa, he is torn between the two worlds–that of faith and that of crime..

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