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Amazon Original Terror Anthology Series: THEM Streaming April 9th
THEM is a limited anthology series that explores terror in America. The 1950s-set first season centers on a Black family who moves from North Carolina to an all-white Los Angeles neighborhood during the period known as The Great Migration...
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BLACKkKLANSMAN
Tinsel & Tine’s look at A Spike Lee Joint Fans of the Dave Chappelle show, can’t help but think about his hilarious skit involving Clayton Bigsby, the blind KKK leader who didn’t know he was black, when hearing about the premise of Spike Lee’s BlackkKlansman, which tells the true story of a black cop infiltrating the KKK in the 70’s in Colorado, and lives to tell the tale. John David Washington (yes, he’s Denzel’s son) plays Ron Stallworth, a black rookie cop who seeks advancement in an all-white department serving at a time when cops were routinely referred to as ‘pigs’, particularly by black revolutionaries – he finds his first…
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Philadelphia Welcomes RACE Movie & Stephan James
Barnaby Metschurat is chilling as Joseph Goebbels, there's even a subtle sound like an off-key tuning fork that accompanies his presence. The foreboding and knowledge of the evil upon Germany during this time shortly before the war, hangs heavily in the movie without us having to see much of the 3rd Reich in action...
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Cavalcade of Mutants: X-MEN DAYS OF FUTURE PAST
My new favorite Mutant is Quicksilver (Evan Peters). He's super, crazy fast, so much so he has time to not only stop a bullet, but play with it during its trajectory. The rescue of Eric/Magneto from the Pentagon features the crackerjack, swiftness of Quicksilver, at the end of the scene the audience at my screening exploded into loud clapping appreciation.
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A Village Called Versailles – Comes to Philadelphia
Documentary Inspires Philly’s Forgotten to Unite, Take Action By Tinsel & Tine Contributor Christopher “Flood the Drummer”® Norris A few sniffled; many cried; but ALL of the more than 40 concerned citizens inside the small but inviting South Philly Vietnamese temple were glued to the screen as they watched A Village Called Versailles a film by S. Leo Chiang that tells the story of one Viet community’s political awakening in the aftermath of the costliest storm in U.S history. The films focuses on a tight-knit group of Vietnamese Americans in a New Orleans neighborhood called Versailles, who overcame obstacles to rebuild after Hurricane Katrina, only to have their homes…
