Book Review by Kam Williams The Truths We Hold An American Journey by Kamala Harris Penguin Press Hardcover, $30. 336 pages ISBN: 978-0-525-56071-5 “We’ve seen… [the Trump] administration align itself with white supremacists at home and cozy up to dictators abroad; rip babies from their mothers’ arms in grotesque violation of their human rights; […]
If Beale Street Could Talk
Film Review by Kam Williams Barry Jenkins Directs Faithful Adaptation of Beloved James Baldwin Classic In 1974, James Baldwin published “If Beale Street Could Talk,” a love story, set in Harlem, about a beleaguered black couple’s pursuit of the elusive American Dream. Many critics consider the heartrending novel Baldwin’s best work, perhaps because of […]
Blacktrospective 2018
by Kam Williams Kam’s Annual Assessment of the Best in Black Cinema Best Big Budget Black Films 1. If Beale Street Could Talk 2. Black Panther 3. Green Book 4. The Hate U Give 5. The Equalizer 2 6. Uncle Drew 7. BlacKkKlansman 8. Superfly 9. Nobody’s Fool 10. A Wrinkle in Time Best Independent […]
The 10 Best, No, the 100 Best Films of 2018
by Kam Williams Kam’s Annual Assessment of the Cream of the Cinematic Crop 10 Best Big Budget Films 1. Crazy Rich Asians 2. Widows 3. Bohemian Rhapsody 4. Green Book 5. Vice 6. Black Panther 7. Destroyer 8. The Hate U Give 9. Love, Simon 10. BlacKkKlansman Big Budgets Honorable Mention 11. Ready Player One […]
Support the Girls
Film Review by Kam Williams A Day in the Life of Gutsy “Den Mother” In Charge of Beleaguered Sports Bar Double Whammies is an unremarkable watering hole located along a desolate strip of highway outside Austin, Texas where truckers and regulars can slip in and out quietly without drawing much attention to themselves. The […]
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 don’t know much about each other’s background. That’s because they live in New York City where he’s never bothered to […]
The Meg
Film Review by Kam Williams Disgraced Navy Captain Seeks Redemption in “Jurassic Jaws” Horror Homage Five years ago, Captain Jonas Taylor (Jason Statham) only managed to save half his crew when his research submarine was crippled by a massive, 75-foot long shark thought to be extinct. Because the Navy brass was skeptical about the […]
BlacKkKlansman
Film Review by Kam Williams Black Cop Infiltrates Klan in Fact-Based Dramedy from Spike Lee Back in the Seventies, Ron Stallworth became the first African-American to join the Colorado Springs Police Department. The ambitious, young, college grad was soon promoted to detective, and his initial undercover case involved covering a Stokely Carmichael (Corey Hawkins) […]