Film Reviews – Harvest Life

Film Review: Sinners

Sinners is an excellent example of how multicultural representation in film enriches the presentation and experience of a film. A multicultural cast shows and tells a story far better than any monotone cast possibly can, even then there’s not a fully fleshed out story.

Review: The Wendy Williams Documentaries

Wendy’s fall from her gilded megaphone is a cautionary tale for today’s image-obsessed attention-mongers. She didn’t gradually slide into her current life stage. She tumbled violently into obsolescence so immediately, the public was still looking for her in her incapacity.

Documentary List to Observe America’s Faux Independence

Watching “Loudmouth” on Showtime brought to mind some fantastic documentaries that breakdown how truly unfree Americans are.

‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ Successfully Pays Tribute, Moves Mythology Forward

Director Ryan Coogler had a thin line to walk for his sequel to Black Panther. Following up 2018’s mega-hit that was unlike any Marvel superhero we’d seen before, reaching out to audiences and cultures that previously felt underserved by blockbuster entertainment, would have been difficult enough. Coogler had an opportunity to direct a sequel toContinueContinue reading “‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ Successfully Pays Tribute, Moves Mythology Forward”

Film Review: Queen & Slim

Black people recognized Queen and Slim every where they went. They were embraced as they were and praised for what people thought they were. Resting in the bosom of the Black community could have been a theme. Until it wasn’t.

2015 in review

Film: A Dream for Christmas (1973)

A Dream for Christmas was made in 1973 but is set in 1950. It should be on a classic Christmas movie rotation every year, but it’s not. It’s a really good story about a family working together through change and challenges. It’s a slice of life and a looking glass into an every day poor African-American experience pre-Civil Rights Movement. Very intriguing. Very warm. Very well done.

Film Review: GOD’S NOT DEAD

Are you willing to forfeit your family, your significant other, and your future plans in order to follow Christ and the leading of the Holy Spirit? This question is the premise of the movie. From it the movie evolves into a series of situational choices and confrontations that could represent any of our lives.