La La Land

“Damien Chazelle overreaches in La La Land by centering a white man who insinuates that young Black musicians don’t understand the genre their forefathers created.”

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Grade: CLi
Manchester By The Sea

“The uncomfortable industry adulation that surrounded Casey Affleck—despite his confirmed abuse against women in reality—outweighs my ability to recommend this film.”

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Grade: DLi
Sing Street

“Middling film complete with nostalgic 1980’s throwback costume, music, and unfortunately, the racist and male-centric tropes of that decade as well.”

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Grade: DLi
Dangal

“The real life stories of Geeta and Babita Phogat are stronger and more feminist than this moralizing product written and directed by four men.”

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Grade: BLi