Tag: Charles D. King
Interview: Edson Oda – Nine Days
Edson Oda’s debut feature Nine Days, is, quite simply, miraculous. This spiritual-fiction (“spi-fi”—coined by supporting lead Benedict Wong) film follows Will (Winston Duke in...
Judas and the Black Messiah | Review
Only God Forgives: King Resurrects Fred Hampton in Significant, Unequivocal Portrait of Betrayal and Assassination
On December 4, 1969, Fred Hampton, chairman of the...
Tigertail | Review
Tiger, Tiger Burning Dim: Yang Unveils a No-frills Yarn on Relationships, Regret
Producer Alan Yang (“Parks and Recreation,” “Master of None”) presents a highly personal,...
2020 Sundance Film Festival: Janicza Bravo’s Zola, Josephine Decker’s Shirley & Eliza Hittman’s Never Rarely Sometimes Always in U.S. Dramatic Comp
Among the sixteen narrative feature films announced today all vying for Grand Jury Prize Award we have highly anticipated items from Janicza Bravo (Zola),...
Harriet | Review
A Road Less Traveled: Lemmons Lionizes Historical Icon Harriet Tubman in Safe Biopic
As the arrival of the first theatrical feature to properly pay homage...
Interview: Boots Riley – Sorry to Bother You
Writer/Director Boots Riley is no stranger to pushing boundaries. A longtime political activist-rapper, he has already made his bones in music, founding the renowned...
Interview: Omari Hardwick – Sorry to Bother You
Among the cast of misfit supporting characters in Boots Riley's Sorry to Bother You we find Omari Hardwick's take on true corporate ladder machiavellianism...
Boots Riley’s Sorry to Bother You | 2018 Sundance Film Festival World Premiere
Perhaps the most hyped film to premiere at this year's Sundance film festival, the over-sold world preem screening at the Library had plenty of...
2017 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: Dee Rees’ Mudbound
The Sundance Institute and festival were the lieu where Pariah (both the short and feature) received critical help and it gave indiewood a new...