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Accepted (2006) |
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"Columbus Short" | |
Kam Williams | |
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American Experience - The Fight (2004) |
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"Review of HBO's 'Joe Louis: American Hero Betrayed'" | |
Kam Williams | |
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American Gangster (2007) |
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"Since nothing is more meta-typically American than a graphic gangster saga, it comes as no surprise that the story of Frank Lucas' rise and fall would find its way to celluloid." | |
Kam Williams | |
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4/4 |
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Banished: How Whites Drove Blacks Out of Town in America (2007) |
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"They say The South has changed, but you wouldn't know it from this jaw-dropping shocker you have to see to be believe." | |
Kam Williams | |
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8/10 |
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Biggie and Tupac (2002) |
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"Broomfield has taken this intriguing and sad tale, and made a compelling film that should be of interest to nearly anyone, regardless of his or her interest in rap music." | |
Josh Ralske | |
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Black Snake Moan (2007) |
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"Samuel L. Jackson" | |
Kam Williams | |
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4/4 |
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Cloverfield (2008) |
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"Reminiscent of The Blair Witch Project, this cleverly-conceived scream fest was shot entirely with a shaky hand-held camera being operated by one of the film's central characters." | |
Kam Williams | |
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Constellation (2007) |
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"Gabrielle Union - The Perfect Holiday" | |
Kam Williams | |
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Crash/Monster's Ball (2006) |
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"Thandie Newton on Run, Fatboy, Run" | |
Kam Williams | |
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4/4 |
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Crazy Love (2007) |
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"A fascinating flick for anyone looking for a new reason to hate lawyers." | |
Kam Williams | |
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Daddy's Little Girls (2007) |
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"Tasha Smith" | |
Kam Williams | |
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4/4 |
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Descent (2007) |
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"Rosario Dawson exhibits a previously unseen range, here, more than meeting the challenge of the most emotionally-demanding role of her career." | |
Kam Williams | |
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2/4 |
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Dirty Laundry (2007) |
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"Even though homophobia may be more of a hurdle in the 'hood than Hollywood, this ensemble's supportive response to Sheldon's revealing his sexual preference proves to be a surprisingly sweet way to close out this well-meaning message movie." | |
Kam Williams | |
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Friends - The Complete Ninth Season (2002-2003) |
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"Aisha Tyler - Recurring role as Charlie" | |
Kam Williams | |
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The Hip Hop Project (2007) |
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"Chris 'Kazi' Rolle" | |
Kam Williams | |
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The History Makers: Courage (2004) |
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"Carmen De Lavallade & Geofrey Holder" | |
Kam Williams | |
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Honeydripper (2007) |
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"Danny Glover" | |
Kam Williams | |
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3/4 |
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Hot Fuzz (2007) |
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"Dispassionate dispatching of humans as cinematic road kill. Bloody funny bloodletting, if that's your thing." | |
Kam Williams | |
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1.5/4 |
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In the Valley of Elah (2007) |
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"Postwar is hell!" | |
Kam Williams | |
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The Inside Man/The Interpreter (2006/2005) |
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"Denzel Washington - The Great Debaters" | |
Kam Williams | |
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Journeys In Black: Jamie Foxx (2002) |
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"Jamie Foxx - The Kingdom" | |
Kam Williams | |
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The Kite Runner (2007) |
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"Afghani coming-of-age best seller adapted as sentimental buddy flick." | |
Kam Williams | |
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4/4 |
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Knocked Up (2007) |
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"A hilarious family values flick which manages to convince you that it's possible to transform a misogynist into a doting father on the guilt of an unplanned pregnancy." | |
Kam Williams | |
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4/4 |
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L'Iceberg (2007) |
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"A charming slapstick comedy which explores a variety of themes including love, loyalty, friendship and one's relationship with oneself before delivering at a heartwarming message that maybe there's no place like home after all." | |
Kam Williams | |
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Lions for Lambs (2007) |
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"Derek Luke" | |
Kam Williams | |
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A Luv Tale (1999) |
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"Interview with director Sidra Smith's identical twin Tasha." | |
Kam Williams | |
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4/4 |
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My Best Friend (2007) |
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"A satisfying, cinematic masterpiece with an invaluable message about the meaning of real relating." | |
Kam Williams | |
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3.5/4 |
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My Brother (2007) |
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"Seeing a ghetto-based drama revolving around black males not behaving like amoral gangstas or clownish buffoons is a welcome change of pace, plus there's the bonus of Vanessa Williams exhibiting an emotional range unseen in any of her previous work." | |
Kam Williams | |
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3/4 |
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Ocean's Thirteen (2007) |
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"Upping the ante in terms of intrigue while toning it down in terms of action, this downright comfortable diversion is a relatively-cerebral affair which offers an absorbing alternative to the summer blockbusters of the over-stimulating, special effects-dr" | |
Kam Williams | |
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Ocean's Thirteen (2007) |
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"George Clooney" | |
Kam Williams | |
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P. Diddy Presents the Bad Boys of Comedy - Season One (2005) |
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"P. Diddy - on A Raisin in the Sun" | |
Kam Williams | |
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4/4 |
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Pan's Labyrinth (2006) |
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"Though not for the squeamish or fans of Fascism, this morbidly bewitching fantasy is an enchanting, escapist fairy tale, even if one designed strictly with adults in mind." | |
Kam Williams | |
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4/4 |
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Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman (2007) |
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"An empathetic portrait of a complicated figure, chronicling the mounting toll which his work in the gallows gradually took on his psyche and private life." | |
Kam Williams | |
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Remember the Titans (2000) |
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"Nicole Ari Parker - on Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins" | |
Kam Williams | |
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0/4 |
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The Salon (2005) |
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"Bottoms-out with this bit of dialogue: 'If you're going to be a ho, be an ambitious ho. Work uptown.' What unfortunate timing, given the whole Don Imus controversy. Life's simply too short for slur-ploitation with such lamentably low standards." | |
Kam Williams | |
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3.5/4 |
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Severance (2007) |
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"A comical cautionary tale which ought to trigger a little paranoia in the souls of any advocates of the Military-Industrial Complex." | |
Kam Williams | |
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She's Gotta Have It (1986) |
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"This inner city romantic comedy, Spike Lee's directorial debut, chronicles the amorous misadventures of a sex-starved sister who, well, who has just gotta have it." | |
Kam Williams | |
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Smokin' Aces (2007) |
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"Common" | |
Kam Williams | |
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Spider-Man 3 (2007) |
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"Tobey Maguire" | |
Kam Williams | |
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Stomp the Yard (2007) |
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"Laz Alonso" | |
Kam Williams | |
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Sugar Ray Leonard & Laila Ali - Heavyweight Advanced Workout (2007) |
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"Laila Ali" | |
Kam Williams | |
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4/4 |
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The Trials of Darryl Hunt (2007) |
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"A disturbing bio-pic chronicling a mammoth miscarriage of justice which can only be explained as resulting from deep-seated racism. Despite its feelgood resolution, the film offers little in the way of reassurances that this will never happen again." | |
Kam Williams | |
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4/4 |
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U-Carmen (2007) |
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"Set in locales ostensibly picked without concern for cinematic pretense, this crowd-pleaser conveys a sense of everyday life in South Africa while simultaneously serving up an endearing variation of a magical opera for the ages. Bravo!" | |
Kam Williams | |
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4/4 |
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Ugly Betty - The Complete First Season (2006-2007) |
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"There's hope for humanity, afterall, when a sitcom like this which recognizes inner beauty is a big hit." | |
Kam Williams | |
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3.5/4 |
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Unconscious (2007) |
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"Everything you always wanted to know about sex, and then some. A bawdy, early Woody Allen-esque slapstick comedy!" | |
Kam Williams | |
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4/4 |
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We Are Marshall (2006) |
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"Bittersweet football flick less concerned with gridiron feats than with how members of a tight-knit community deal with their grief in the wake of a disaster." | |
Kam Williams | |
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4/4 |
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Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights - Hollywood to the Heartland (2008) |
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"Comedy with a social conscious. How refreshing." | |
Kam Williams | |
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Woman on the Beach (2008) |
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"The elliptical scenario has the feel of your typical French romantic romp, given the roundelays of coupling and uncoupling, broken up by chain smoking and heart-to-heart dialogue." | |
Kam Williams | |
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4/4 |
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Zathura (2005) |
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"A practically-perfect family flick which delivers a big lesson about the true meaning of brotherly love." | |
Kam Williams | |
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