Tag Archives: Frankie Faison

Till review — Potent drama reminds audiences of prevalent racist systems

May 3, 2023 flawintheiris

Directed by Chinonye Chukwu | Written by Chukwu, Michael Reilly and Keith Beauchamp | 130 min | ▲▲▲▲△ | Amazon Prime For those who don't know — and, if not, why? — Emmett Till was an African American teenager living in Chicago with his mother in 1955 when she sent him to visit his extended… Read More

Coming To America/Coming 2 America reviews — Eddie Murphy goes back to Zamunda

April 11, 2021 flawintheiris

Coming To America (1988) | Directed by John Landis | Written by Eddie Murphy, David Sheffield, and Barry W Blaustein | 117 min | Amazon Prime I was a fan of Eddie Murphy when I was a teenager, and so I went to see this hit comedy when it opened in cinemas — and it… Read More

#TIFFSecretMovieClub Review: I’m Your Woman

November 29, 2020 flawintheiris

The Toronto International Film Festival offers a Secret Movie Club, where they screen brand new independent films online where you won't know what you're watching until you press play. You can sign up for a screening a month from now through the winter. The films are introduced by NOW Magazine film reviewer Norm Wilner. The… Read More