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Review of Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali (2021)

By Lovia Gyarkye (142) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 08 Sep 2021

Blood Brothers struggles under the weight of its subjects…

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Review of Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (2022)

By Lovia Gyarkye (142) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 06 Sep 2021

Marcel the Shell With Shoes On is a film with much to offer when it comes to lessons and laughs…

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Review of Cinderella (2021)

By Lovia Gyarkye (142) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 01 Sep 2021

The classic fairy tale and its straightforward but powerful lessons in self-confidence, perseverance and the power of imagination provide an…

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Review of Cinderella (2021)

By Lovia Gyarkye (142) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 01 Sep 2021

The classic fairy tale and its straightforward but powerful lessons in self-confidence, perseverance and the power of imagination provide an…

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Review of Vacation Friends (2021)

By Lovia Gyarkye (142) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 27 Aug 2021

Vacation Friends is a droll and mildly salacious flick that revels in subverting the expectations of its central characters and, eventually,…

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Review of Ailey (2021)

By Lovia Gyarkye (142) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 29 Jul 2021

Wignot handles details of the legend’s tumultuous biography with great care, honoring his talents while acknowledging the toll they took…

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Review of Jolt (2021)

By Lovia Gyarkye (142) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 23 Jul 2021

What Jolt lacks in originality and subtlety it at least somewhat makes up for in verve…

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Review of Midnight in the Switchgrass (2021)

By Lovia Gyarkye (142) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 22 Jul 2021

The movie, which bills itself as a crime-thriller-mystery, doesn’t come close to fulfilling even the lowest of expectations; it neither takes…

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Review of Fear Street: 1666 (2021)

By Lovia Gyarkye (142) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 16 Jul 2021

This bloated finale (running almost 2 hours long) perfunctorily ties up the narrative loose ends with little finesse or energy — a shame…

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Review of Fear Street: 1978 (2021)

By Lovia Gyarkye (142) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 07 Jul 2021

Despite the sometimes tedious pacing and repetitive script, it’s a classic-feeling slasher that delights in gore — think Friday the 13th…

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Review of The Legend of the Underground (2021)

By Lovia Gyarkye (142) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 02 Jul 2021

Perhaps the most powerful aspect of The Legend of the Underground is that it doesn’t mistake hope for over-sentimentalizing…

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Review of Fear Street: 1994 (2021)

By Lovia Gyarkye (142) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 02 Jul 2021

While it probably won’t have you triple checking the locks on your door, it’s likely to keep you entertained enough to come back for more…

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Review of 7 Days (2021)

By Lovia Gyarkye (142) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 18 Jun 2021

This premise — of two people with divergent personalities potentially falling in love — is not new, but 7 Days satisfyingly freshens up…

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Review of Fatherhood (2021)

By Lovia Gyarkye (142) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 16 Jun 2021

It’s both an effective star vehicle and a tender tearjerker…

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Review of Spirit Untamed (2021)

By Lovia Gyarkye (142) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 01 Jun 2021

Spirit Untamed is beautiful to look at and occasionally genuinely funny…

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Review of The Outside Story (2021)

By Lovia Gyarkye (142) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 27 May 2021

The true pleasure of The Outside Story doesn’t come from its heartwarming message about community or its nostalgic rendering of a mask-less,…

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Review of Cruella (2021)

By Lovia Gyarkye (142) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 26 May 2021

What Cruella lacks in script, however, it makes up for in sheer visual punch, with costume designer Jenny Beavan’s exquisitely detailed gowns…

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Review of Spiral: From the Book of Saw (2021)

By Lovia Gyarkye (142) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 12 May 2021

Spiral delivers when it comes to gore, if that’s your thing, and appropriately dour aesthetics — but not much else…

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Review of The Inheritance (2020)

By Lovia Gyarkye (142) for The New York Times (9,847) on 11 Mar 2021

The Inheritance, Ephraim Asili’s debut feature film, beautifully abandons genre to consider questions about community, art and Black liberation…

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Review of Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey (2020)

By Lovia Gyarkye (142) for The New York Times (9,847) on 12 Nov 2020

The movie is packed with thrilling sequences, charming songs (by Philip Lawrence, John Legend and others), flashy dance numbers and a delightful…

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