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‘Superfly’ is SuperFine Enough
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‘Superfly’ is SuperFine Enough

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As far as remakes of 20th century movies go, this has to be one of the more obscure choices… “Superfly” is the updated telling of the 1972 blaxploitation film “Super Fly” and stars Trevor Jackson as an Atlanta drug dealer who tries to set up the infamous “one last job” before getting out of the… Continue reading ‘Superfly’ is SuperFine Enough

The Intense and Frustrating ‘Detroit’ is One of 2017’s Best
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The Intense and Frustrating ‘Detroit’ is One of 2017’s Best

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Every year or two the Academy Awards tends to give a Best Picture nod to a film released in August (“The Help” and “Hell or High Water” to name two); let’s hope that trend continues. “Detroit” is based on the Algiers Motel incident during Detroit’s 12th Street Riot in 1967, where a half dozen black… Continue reading The Intense and Frustrating ‘Detroit’ is One of 2017’s Best