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Month: October 2019

ABOUT HBO’S WATCHMEN…

27 October 201927 October 2019 ~ Noggy ~ Leave a comment

I could not pick up a book for weeks, that is until the 1st episode of HBO’s Watchmen aired … and since then my weekends are all about catching up!!

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Every next level of your life will demand a different you and @lisa_encourage_spread_love composed the perfect companion “Yes You Are” to help you get to where you want to be. • Available at https://www.boekengilde.nl/boekenshop/yes-you-are/ • #YesYouAre #Selfcare #Selfawareness #Innerwork

Tha Urban Film Festival Rotterdam 🎞 #4 HARRIET ( @harrietfilm ) ❝ I freed a thousand slaves. I could have freed a thousand more if only they knew they were slaves❞ - Harriet Tubman - • Truth be told, I always feel conflicted when it comes to slave narratives. Cause while I am of the opinion that the stories of our ancestors should be told, I also feel some type of way about the often trauma porn depiction of these stories. • Luckily Kasi Lemmons focused on something else entirely. She highlights the psychological trauma of slavery rather than reverting to the familiar physical atrocities. The cruel punishments are dialed down to an absolute minimum. This leaves more room to tell the remarkable story of how Araminta Ross defied everybody’s expectations and became Harriet Tubman. • It’s obvious that creative storytelling choices were made in order to brings us Harriet by way of fast paced adventure instead of the tediousness most biopics are notorious for. But Cynthia Erivo and all the other impressive cast members, made sure we felt the various levels of anxiety of those living in captivity and going forward it was quite clear why it was necessary for as many of them to be freed. It was truly a joy to watch people that look like me making the scariest and bravest choice anyone could make at the time ... to be free or die. The best thing about it was seeing them prevail time and time again. • I am mostly appreciative of the fact that the story of one the strongest and most honorable black woman in history was presented from a female perspective. And although the movie aimed to tell a compelling story rather than a historical authentic one, I was relieved to see they kept it as historically accurate as possible. Hell I even picked up a few extra facts along the way. • Knowing this movie will not be screened in theaters in the Netherlands I feel privileged that I had a chance to view this on the big screen. • Verdict: ... An impressive biopic about a strong black woman that leaves your spirit uplifted ... • #Harriet #2019 #KasiLemmons #movie #DBUFF #blackmovie #courtroomdrama #movierecommendation #cinephile #cinema #moviereview #moviestowatchlist

Tha Urban Film Festival Rotterdam 🎞 #3 JUST MERCY (@justmercyfilm ) The movie is based on the memoir of the same name, written by Bryan Stevenson. It’s the powerful and thought-provoking true story of a young idealistic lawyer ( Micheal B. Jordan) who heads to Alabama to defend those wrongly condemned or who were not afforded proper representation. This movie depicts his history-making battle for justice “The case of Walter McMillian” (Jamie Foxx). Walter was sentenced to die for the notorious murder of an 18-year-old girl, despite of an overwhelming amount of evidence proving his innocence. • If you’ve seen Creed, Black Panther or even HBO’s Fahrenheit 451, you know Micheal B Jordan is able to put up a hell of a fight on the silver screen. That being said this time around Micheal B Jordan shines by showing a great deal of restraint. He is supported by Jamie Foxx who displays powerful acting chops that definitely make it easy to root for Walter. To be honest, I feel like everybody showed up to give their best performance in order to breathe life into this impressive dramatization. • Although a true story can’t be anything but predictable, Destin Daniel Cretton actually managed to create a narrative that was compelling enough to hit you in the feels for the full 137 minutes. Surprisingly there is never a moment when this courtroom drama feels bogged down by either to much dialogue or an overly dramatic scene. The story beat was exceptionally on point. Despite knowing the outcome I was on the edge of my seat and I actually cried tears of joy, cause that was the only thing I could do after I allowed this story to slowly seep into my consciousness and work its way into my heart. Pretty sure most viewers shared this experience. • It’s impossible to watch this movie and not be moved. A good thing since this is an impactful story that sheds light on a justice system that is in desperate need of repair. • Verdict: ... Must Watch and bring tissues 😉 #JustMercy #2019 #DestinDanielCretton #movie #DBUFF #blackmovie #courtroomdrama #movierecommendation #cinephile #cinema #moviereview #moviestowatchlist #blackhistorymonth2020

Tha Urban Film Festival Rotterdam 🎞 #2 LUCE ( @lucemovie ) On the surface this movie is about Luce Edgar (Kelvin Harrison jr.) who is adopted from war-torn Eritrea, an all-star high school athlete and accomplished debater. His light shines so bright that he is adored by virtually everybody. This is until Harriet Wilson (Octavia Spencer) contacts his mother(Naomi Watts) after reading Luce’s written assignment on Frantz Fanon, a political revolutionary who argued that colonialism can be overcome through violence. • Harriet is concerned, because Luce was a child soldier before coming to America and someone like him could get in big trouble for writing an essay like this. Harriet also tells his mother that she went through Luce's locker and found a bag full of illegal and dangerous fireworks. • All the aforementioned can easily be resolved, but instead tension starts to build up between mostly Harriet Wilson and Luce. It slowly becomes clear that all these wonderful opportunities that are bestowed upon Luce also mean that he has a lot of expectations to live up to and when threatened ... he will and can protect his carefully constructed squeaky clean image. • While this story unfolds to its ambiguous conclusion we do not only learn about Luce’s traumatic past but also his Machiavellian communication skills and dormant rage. • Those familiar with Frantz Fanon’s, “ Black Skin, White Masks” ... will immediately catch on to the deeper layer within the narrative of this movie. In this 1952 publication Frantz Fanon explores the effects of colonialism on people of color and more importantly the black psyche in a white world. • To be honest this movie asks a lot more questions than it answers and if you decide to get invested it stays with you long after you walk out of the theater. • I am surprised to say that in a movie with a cast like Naomi Watts, Tim Roth and Octavia Spencer it’s, the newcomer, Kelvin Harrison Jr. we need to keep an eye on. • Verdict: ... Get Ready for a Cerebral Challenge... • #Luce #2019 #JuliusOnah #movie #DBUFF #blackmovie #movierecommendation #cinephile #cinema #moviereview #moviestowatchlist #blackhistorymonth2020✊🏾

Tha Urban Film Festival Rotterdam 🎞 #1 The Intruder If you are looking forward to enjoying an intellectually stimulating thriller. Please, run along cause this most definitely ain’t it!! 😒 But if your in for some predictable entertainment whilst enjoying your popcorn ... 😜 The intruder is your typical thriller, about a young affluent couple ready to embark on the journey of a lifetime...starting a family. 🤗 We step into this narrative after the young, handsome, smart and very likable Scott Russell (Micheal Ealy) cashes in after doing really good business and is able to buy his gorgeous, soft spoken and lovely wife Annie Russell (Meagan Good) her dream house. After this visually stunning couple visits the much coveted property in Napa Valley. They proceed to buy it, but not after we have witnessed red flag after red flag that would basically urge every sane person to just “Get Out”. 😱 It’s not like the house gives you “the Haunting of Hill House” vibes but from the onset it’s very clear that this house comes with a side dish of moustache twirling villain by the name of Charlie Peck (Dennis Quad). Although it seems that Charlie really wants our dream couple to have the house, we can tell by every disturbing emotion on Charlie’s face that this is going to be a nightmare. Yep!! This movie was predictable as hell but that didn’t make it any less entertaining. The only unpredictable element of this movie, was the cinema crowd, they were the kind that actually hollers at the screen 😂😂 ... this took my viewing experience from regular Lifetime movie to suspenseful thriller ... Verdict: Watch at your own risk 😉 #TheIntruder #2019 #DeonTaylor #movie #blackmovie #movierecommendation #cinephile #cinema #moviereview #moviestowatchlist #blackhistorymonth2020✊🏾

My celebration of #BlackHistoryMonth is usually celebrated by reading tons of books by authors of color. This year I decided to change things up (read: I am freaking lazy or in a reading slump) and I consumed stories by way of visual media a.k.a movies!! • On the 15th of February I attended Tha Bounce Urban Film Festival and got see 4 gems in their own right ... • As per usual I like to share the experience and maybe you’ll read about something you really need to see ... anyways reviews coming up 😉 • #DBUFF #BlackHistoryMonth2020 #Rotterdam #blackmovie #cinephile #cinematographer

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