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Green Book Marks the Unwelcome Return of the Cute Racism Movie

By Craig D. Lindsey
Nov 16, 2018

The film is based on a true story, and its title comes from the guidebook Lip carries, which lists the hotels and motels where black people were welcome back then
Hip-Hop Satire Bodied Hits Hard Until It Goes All Serious in the End

By Craig D. Lindsey
Nov 2, 2018

Director Joseph Kahn (who cowrote the script with actual battle rapper Alex “Kid Twist” Larsen), a man who directed many a hip-hop video in his time, knows exactly what cliches and tropes need to be mocked
Uncle Drew Scores One for All the Old Dudes

By Craig D. Lindsey
Jun 29, 2018

Jay Longino’s sap-filled script turns Drew into a mythological Zen master, dispensing words of wisdom after living a life of solitude and regrets when he’s not chasing after buckets
SuperFly Is Silly, Pandering and Full of One-Note Fools

By Craig D. Lindsey
Jun 15, 2018

Right from the opening scene, where Priest shakes down/humiliates a drug-dealing rapper and his crew, SuperFly establishes that no one can ever be as cunning and crafty as him
Netflix Doc Jewel’s Catch One Introduces the World to an African-American LGBTQ Crusader

By Craig D. Lindsey
May 10, 2018

Here’s a woman who has spent her entire life helping others and not being a piece of shit, and unless she or the club touched you personally, you probably didn’t know she existed until you read this or saw the film

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