Entertainment

The Kid Who Would be King

Film Review by Kam Williams   Bullied Schoolboy Morphs into King Arthur in Modern Epic Fantasy British schoolboy Alex Elliot (Louis Ashbourne Serkis) is the unlikeliest of heroes. After all, the pint-sized 12 year-old and […]

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Crazy Rich Asians

Film Review by Kam Williams   Heir Takes Fiancee’ Home to Meet Picky Mom in Delightful Romantic Dramedy Even though Nick (Henry Golding) and Rachel (Constance Wu) have been dating for a few years, they […]

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Upgrade

Film Review by Kam Williams   Cured Quadriplegic Crime Victim Seeks Revenge in Futuristic Sci-Fi Thriller Mechanic Grey Trace (Logan Marshall-Green) is a dying breed. He’s an an old school, grease monkey who can roll […]

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Ready Player One

Film Review by Kam Williams Gamers Search for Easter Egg in Ultimate Virtual Reality Adventure It is 2045, a time when the planet has devolved into a desolate dystopia marked by a combination of pollution, […]

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Foxtrot

Film Review by Kam Williams   Israeli Couple Grieves Loss of Soldier Son in Poignant, Deliberately-Paced Drama Michael (Lior Ashkenazi) and Dafna Feldmann (Sarah Adler) live in Tel Aviv with their daughter Alma (Shira Haas). […]

Education

When They Call You a Terrorist

Book Review by Kam Williams   When They Call You a Terrorist A Black Lives Matter Memoir by Patrisse Khan-Cullors with asha bandele Foreword by Angela Davis St. Martin’s Press Hardcover, $24.99 272 pages ISBN: […]

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Samson

Film Review by Kam Williams   Biblical Epic Recounts Exploits of Hebrew He-man Handpicked by God Samson is a popular Biblical figure perhaps best known for being blessed with super-human strength as long as his […]

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The Final Year

  Film Review by Kam Williams Fly on the Wall Documentary Chronicles the Last Days Inside the Obama White House Besides granting a record number of pardons to non-violent felons convicted of drug offenses, Barack […]

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The Shape of Water

Film Review by Kam Williams   Monster Meets Girl in Romantic Sci-fi Fantasy The Shape of Water is the early favorite in this year’s Oscar sweepstakes. The sci-fi fantasy about love across species lines was […]