Jeanine T. AbrahamFilm Review TIFF 2024: Nightbitch Fun to Say, Hard to WatchIn Marielle Heller’s Nightbitch, the stay-at-home mom only known in the film as Mother (Amy Adams) is unnerved taking care of her…1d ago1d ago
Jeanine T. AbrahamTIFF 2024 Limited Series Review: AppleTV+’s Disclaimer is Beautifully Filmed Trauma PornCompelling psychological thrillers work when the audience is taken on an unknown journey filled with surprises. Unfortunately, you can see…1d ago1d ago
Jeanine T. AbrahamFilm Review TIFF 2024: Meet the Barbarians (Les Barbares) Makes em Laugh While Slipping in Poignant…Written and directed by Julie Delpy, Meet the Barbarians (Les Barbares) is an amusing satire that tackles xenophobia and racism in the…1d ago1d ago
Jeanine T. AbrahamFilm Review TIFF 2024: 40 Acres What Happens When Black and Native Folk Unite40 Acres is a clever, action-packed thriller worth every minute on screen. This fantastic film blends action, adventure, comedy, and…2d ago2d ago
Jeanine T. AbrahamTIFF 2024 Film Review: The Fire Inside Is an Inspiring Biopic that Shines Bright While Grounded in…I love me a boxing movie. The Fire Inside tells the true-life tale of boxer Claressa Shields’ journey to the 2012 Olympics and the impact…3d ago3d ago
Jeanine T. AbrahamTIFF 2024 Film Review: Mother Mother: A Tale of Mothers, Sons and the Power of ForgivenessMother Mother is a tenderhearted tale with a hard edge that simultaneously humanizes and deifies Motherhood from the masculine perspective…3d ago3d ago
Jeanine T. AbrahamTIFF 2024: Freedom Way is a Spellbinding Deep Dive into Dysfunctional Bureaucracies and Toxic…Freedom Way is a bold, blunt, and unapologetic look at systemic corruption and dysfunction in Lagos, Nigeria. Director/Editor Afolabi…4d ago4d ago
Jeanine T. AbrahamGlenn Close Channels her inner Rachel Dolezal in Lee Daniels’ The Deliverance on NetflixThe Deliverance cobbles together several standard classic horror movie tropes, sets the film in a working-class Black neighborhood, casts a…Sep 2Sep 2
Jeanine T. AbrahamTheater Review: Cats “The Jellicle Ball” Is Serving Pure JoyNestled among skyscrapers, steps away from the footprint of the World Trade Center monument, is a theater inside a futuristic silver and…Aug 16Aug 16