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Io Capitano
A pursuit of happiness occurring across two continents, the audience is treated to this heart wrenching, familial triumph against adversity. Seydou [Seydou Sarr] and Moussa [Moustapha Fall], 16-year-old cousins and best friends, dream of leaving Senegal and becoming stars in Italy…
White Nanny Black Child
I have been dying to watch this film ever since I heard about its conception in 2022, as I had become consumed in research about farming after watching Farming by British-born actor Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaj in 2018. And I have to say that I was not disappointed…
Bobi Wine: The People’s President
Bobi Wine: The People’s President is an observational documentary which follows musician and politician Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu through his five-year throes to overthrow Ugandan President turned dictator Yoweri Museveni…
Kokomo City
Many cis people know little about the lived experiences of trans women, let alone those who are sex workers. Kokomo City (2023) pulls that curtain back to highlight the lives of four Black trans sex workers in America…
Medusa Deluxe
If hell is other people, one of its lower circles is bound to be a hairstyling competition…
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
It’s easy to constantly see new sequels and spin-offs being released, and become fatigued, believing that Hollywood is recycling old plotlines that lack originality…
The Little Mermaid
Bold, colourful, with timeless music and endearing characters, The Little Mermaid has captured the hearts of many since it first graced theatre screens in 1989…
Fast X
Dante Reyes (Jason Momoa) has two goals: to kill Dom Toretto (Vin Diesel), and to make him suffer first. The son of Hernan Reyes, Dante, whom fans might remember from the fifth installment of the franchise, is cold-blooded, with the skills and resources to destroy everything Dom holds dear…
Big George Foreman
The killer put-down from Lou Duva’s son doesn’t appear in the film, but stinging insults mark key moments in this script by George Tillman Jr. Big George Foreman is the story of a man cast as the underdog—the one they all doubt—that always bites back…
Little Richard: I Am Everything
Little Richard: I Am Everything sees veteran director and producer Lisa Cortés deliver a sensitive, nuanced, and soulful biopic about the life and times of musician and performer extraordinaire Little Richard…
A Thousand and One
A Thousand and One traces the journey of single mother Inez (Teyanna Taylor) after she kidnaps her son, Terry (Aaron Kingsley Adetola), from foster care, and struggles to give him the life he deserves…
I’m Fine (Thanks for Asking)
I’m Fine (Thanks for Asking) (2021) opens to a serene, scenic valley with bees buzzing amongst the wildflowers, besides a pale-blue tent in which Danny and her 8-year old daughter, Wes, ease into their morning routine on a mother-daughter camping trip…
Neptune Frost
Neptune Frost (2022) is described as an “Afrofuturist fantasia musical” and “uncharacterizable” because it is, in its own right, completely unique…