by moxie | Jun 7, 2024 | comedy, drama, Events, Independent, Movies, Romance
Reviewed by Alicia Glass Frustrated by the reduction of black authors to base stereotype tropes, writer Monk creates a “black enough” author persona, only to find himself instantly popular for all the wrong reasons! So Thelonius Ellison (Jeffrey Wright) never much...
by moxie | Mar 7, 2023 | Action, drama, Events, Foreign, Historical, horror, Movies, Romance, suspense
Reviewed by Alicia Glass The story of a small 19th century colony of Native Hawaiians who refuse to accept government-mandated exile when leprosy breaks out amongst their people and home. Imagine it. You’re a Native Hawai’ian, having lived in and loved the islands...
by moxie | Jan 26, 2023 | Action, drama, Events, Movies, suspense
The story of how small-time criminal Jason Derek Brown went from scamming his friends and family out of money, to occupying a spot on the FBI’s Most Wanted list for murder! Meet Jason Derek Brown (Tom Pelphrey), the big kid in an adults body, charming and glib-tongued...
by moxie | Jan 18, 2023 | comedy, drama, Events, Independent, Movies
Reviewed by Alicia Glass After a cancelled Halloween costume scandal, Jewish entrepreneur Ethan Cox decides to try a Trading Places-like attempt at saving his career with Dotty, the charming black lady who sells snacks at his mothers’ hospital! Who does that anymore?...
by moxie | Nov 4, 2022 | drama, Events, Movies, Music, suspense
Reviewed by Alicia Glass Chasing the last days of a rising music star who, while trying to write his next big hit, dives headlong into his own downward spiral of drugs, expectations, and the crushing pressure of super-mega-stardom. So, the lead character Cole is...
