In honor of Black History Month, I will be reviewing one of my favorite films of all time: Spike Lee’s “Malcolm X.” This 1992 masterpiece is a biopic of civil rights activist Malcolm X, chronicling his early childhood, time in prison, conversion to Islam and life leading up to his assassination. Malcolm X was and remains a controversial figure, but he was just as influential as Martin Luther King Jr. in advocating for the rights of African Americans.
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Although the show is filled with over-the-top cliches about Parisian life, perhaps a bit of escapism is exactly what we need. The show succeeds at making the viewer invested in Emily’s journey and transports the viewer to the bright city lights of Paris, the perfect setting to escape from the dreary reality we live in.
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The legend of King Arthur is traditionally a male-dominated story, its female characters are either tragic love interests or wicked witches. Given the lack of female lead roles in fantasy and action productions, Netflix has decided to put a feminist spin on its ten-episode fantasy/adventure show, Cursed, based on the young adult graphic novel by Frank Miller and Tom Wheeler.
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Tel Aviv, Israel. 18-year-old Shira Mendelmen (Hadas Yaron) has a decision to make. When her sister Esther dies during childbirth, Esther’s husband Yochai (Yichtaf Klein) considers moving to Belgium with their son Mordechai. Shira’s mother Rivka, afraid of her grandson being so far away, suggests that Shira should marry Yochai so he and Mordechai could stay in Tel Aviv. Fill the Void explores the conflict between familial duties and personal desires in a deeply religious Hasidic neighborhood.
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The five-member a capella group deliver an impressive quarantine-themed EP that encapsulates the highs and lows of life under lockdown.
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Translation feels like a love letter to Latin music as the group experiments with several Latin genres including reggaetón, dembow, moombahton and Latin trap. The album doesn’t feel like another attempt by English-speaking artists to hop on the Latin trend train that has been gaining mainstream success since the mid-2010s. Rather, it signals the return of the Black Eyed Peas into the mainstream.
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