Month: February 2021

Land Has Its Moments Visually, but Fails to Stick With You (Sundance Film Festival)

Robin Wright is one of the most recognizable actresses in Hollywood and the star of some of the most beloved films in the history of cinema. Thus, her debut behind the camera is a director has been an…

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The Father Underscores the Far-Reaching Pain of Elderly Mental Decline

Losing a family member is one of the worst pains imaginable. Losing them slowly as their cognitive abilities decline while they physically remain is an entirely different experience that hurts all the same. An adaptation of a stage…

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Judas and the Black Messiah Examines the Weight of Struggle

“A badge is scarier than a gun. Any n—– in the streets can get a gun. A badge it’s like you got the whole damn army behind you.” The history of American leftist activism is rife with subterfuge…

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Top Performances of the 2020 Awards Season

Awards season is upon us so we here at CinemaBabel thought we’d share with you our top picks for 2019’s best in film. Best Actor Delroy Lindo (Da 5 Bloods) 2. Chadwick Boseman (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom) 3….

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Malcolm & Marie: On Relationships, Personal and Professional

No one ever said love is easy. In the latest film from director Sam Levinson, we follow a couple in Hollywood who learns this the hard way during one late night at home. Malcolm (John David Washington), a…

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Top Films of 2020 Awards Season

Well…this has been a year. 2020 was a year of unprecedent events and the year in cinema was no different. Just as other aspects of our society were forced to adapt on the fly, COVID-19 forced theaters to…

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