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Highest To Lowest

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Cast: Denzel Washington, Jeffrey Wright, Ilfenesh Hadera, A$AP Rocky, Aubrey Joseph, Elijah Wright,Rick Fox, Rod Strickland, Ice Spice, Frederick Weller, Michael Potts, Dean Winters, LaChanze, Wendell Pierce Written By: Alan Fox, based on the novel Kings Ransom, and the Akira Kurosawa film High and low Directed By: Spike lee Original Score By: Howard Drossin Release Year: 2025 Studio: A24 And Apple Films Runtime: 135 minutes Audio Description Produced By: Pixel logic Written By: (Need Credits) Narrated By: Katherine Grantham What is it?: Spike Lee retells what Kurosawa once already adapted, putting a modern flair on the story. Here, we have … Continue reading Highest To Lowest

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The Equalizer 3

John Stark

I don’t know why this is the one film Denzel Washington feels emotionally attached to that he keeps making sequels. The first film was fine. Gritty, he kicked ass, and equalized. Now, somehow he’s in Europe protecting Dakota Fanning and some Italians, and I’m really not sure how we got here. It’s like they are trying to apply the rule of John Wick to the Equalizer, but he works much better as a Luke Cage figure, who defends his own neighborhood than going global. Wick needed to stop a global organization, I’m not sure that fits here. Still, the first … Continue reading The Equalizer 3

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Malcolm X (1992)

John Stark

Where I Watched it: HBo MAX English Audio Description?: no Just like I did with White Men Can’t Jump, I watched Malcolm X with the intention of filling in a gap in the 1992 titles I’d seen, and hopefully knock out some that were aimed at a different target demo in 1992. In 1992, i still woke up on Saturday mornings and watched my cartoons. So a three hour Malcolm X biopic would have likely put me to sleep. And not only do I want to discuss that runtime, but the fact that this 1992 film still has a historical … Continue reading Malcolm X (1992)

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A Journal For Jordan

John Stark

Starring: Michael B Jordan, Chante Adams, Jalon Christian, and Robert Wisdom. Directed By: Denzel Washington Where I Watched It: VOD English Audio Description Available?: Yes Narration Provided By: The Media Access Group Narrated By Ingrid Tudor The Plot: A single mother (Adams) faces the struggle of raising her young son, jordan, by herself after her fiancée died. However, before his passing, he wrote down all of his hopes, dreams, thoughts, and wisdom for his son in a journal, which she reads to him when he’s too young to read, and alter gives it to him when he’s old enough to … Continue reading A Journal For Jordan

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My Very Final Official Oscar Predictions

John Stark

So for those of you movie loving folk out there doing Oscar pools, let me be your guide. or not. Do your thing. Maybe your shaman already told you who will win. But these are my predictions for the Oscars that are being presented on Sunday. Yes, this Sunday. BEST PICTURE: The Power Of The Dog Despite the internet Oscar experts shitting bricks after Coda won the PGA award in this category, I know it is used as a barometer for predicting the winner in this category, and to be fair, i think Coda is in the #2 spot. It’s … Continue reading My Very Final Official Oscar Predictions

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The Tragedy Of MacBeth

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Starring: Denzel Washington, Frances McDormand, Katherine Hunter, Brendan Gleeson, Corey Hawkins, Stephen Root, and Sean Patrick Thomas. Directed By: Joel Coen Where I Watched It: Apple TV Plus English Audio Description Available?: Yes The Plot: Unfortunately, this film is not Denzel Washington haunting any daring stage actor who has the courage to say MacBeth instead of “The Scottish Play”. Instead, this is just Shakespeare’s text of Macbeth (Washington) a Scottish lord who becomes convinced that he can make a power grab after consulting with witches (Hunter), and with the full support of his wife (McDormand). What Works: It’s Shakespeare’s text, … Continue reading The Tragedy Of MacBeth