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HALF BROTHERS
The backstory involving their father’s journey and reasons for not having returned to Mexico is notable. It speaks to the tensions of the US/Mexico relationship and the dignity of immigrants. In many ways Half Brothers also celebrates and acknowledges the importance of telling stories of all races, not in as grand a manner, but in the perspective of Black Panther and Crazy Rich Asians.
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A Holiday Moment with THE PREACHER’S WIFE
His wife Julia (Whitney Houston) is devoted to her husband, the church and their young son, Jeremiah, but she’s not feeling very appreciated in her marriage as Rev Biggs has so much more to contend with than romancing his wife. In pops Dudley (Denzel Washington) he’s not on the scene as an answered prayer by Julia, rather he’s an Angel sent to take some of the burden off of Rev Biggs
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Come Away
I can accept the concept of both these tales having origins from the same family and then diverging into separate stories over time and retelling. For instance, although Alice carries around a big rabbit, she’s also given a tiny bell and told by her mother that it’s really a fairy named Tinker. The children have an overbearing, rich aunt Eleanor (Anna Chancellor) who wants to see they are brought up properly and she’s depicted as the Red Queen. The inciting incident of older brother David’s drowning is both a reason for younger brother Peter to feel it’s his duty to take his brother’s place and grow up quicker. And at…
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Disney+ Winter Specials
I'm not sure I ever asked myself, what was Olaf's mental state having just been born into consciousness out of thin, icy air, by Elsa in FROZEN. Well, whether you asked or not, the previously untold origins of Olaf are revealed in the Disney+ short “Once Upon A
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29th Annual Philadelphia Film Festival Coverage
Just like I said about Virtual Black Star Film Festival this summer, I really enjoy so much about an online film festival. Yes, I do still miss seeing films as they were intended for the big screen, but these platforms for viewing films as a festival are pretty sweet. With BlackStar, you had to tune in when the film was being shown, or you missed it. But what I love about PFF29, once the film had it’s first showing, then it was just available for the rest of the run of the fest. And I could watch them via my Roku. As usual, there was a wonderful mix of genres…














