The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019) Director: Tyler Nilson, Mike Schwartz Screenwriters: Tyler Nilson, Mike Schwartz Starring: Zack Gottsagen, Shia LaBeouf, Dakota Johnson, Bruce Dern, Thomas Hayden Church, Jake Roberts, Mick Foley, Jon Bernthal, John Hawkes Being seen on screen is an invaluable kickstart to greater representation and diversity in film. The Peanut Butter Falcon is […]
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This article was originally published to SSP Thinks Film by Sam Sewell-Peterson. Shoplifters (2018) Director: Hirokazu Koreeda Screenwriter: Hirokazu Koreeda Starring: Lily Franky, Sakura Andô, Kirin Kiki, Mayu Matsuoka, Jyo Kairi, Miyu Sasaki The list of Japanese films about petty crime and forgotten underclasses is short. The other that immediately springs to mind is Tokyo Godfathers and like
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This article was originally published on SSP Thinks Film by Sam Sewell-Peterson. Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018/19) Director: Marielle Heller Screenwriters: Nicole Holofcener, Jeff Whitty Starring: Melissa McCarthy, Richard E. Grant, Dolly Wells, Ben Falcone Marielle Heller’s Can You Ever Forgive Me? deftly tells a story that is so bizarre it could only be true, with
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This article was originally published on SSP Thinks Film by Sam Sewell-Peterson. BlackKklansman (2018) Director: Spike Lee Screenwriters: Spike Lee, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott, Charlie Wachtel Starring: John David Washington, Adam Driver, Topher Grace, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Robert John Burke, Brian Tarantina, Michael Buscemi, Laura Harrier, Alec Baldwin I’m still reeling from the final moments of BlackKklansman –
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This article was originally published on SSP Thinks Film by Sam Sewell-Peterson. Black Panther (2018) Director: Ryan Coogler Screenwriters: Ryan Coogler, Joe Robert Cole Starring: Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, Martin Freeman, Daniel Kaluuya, Letitia Wright, Winston Duke, Sterling K. Brown, Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker, Andy Serkis As thrilled and enthralled
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