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“To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before: Always and Forever” review

Julia HemingArts Culture MoviesMarch 21, 2021

To any rom-com lovers, the “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before” film series should be high on the list of movies to watch. The latest installment “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before: Always and Forever” was released on Netflix on Valentine’s Day.

The Stony Brook Film Festival “Corners” Review

Amaya McDonaldArts MoviesSeptember 22, 2020September 26, 2020

The release of the short film “Corners” by IndieFlix Festivals on Thursday, Sept. 17, kicked off the second week of the Stony Brook Film Festival.

The Mulan adaptation is just a lackluster remake

Ryan BaileArts MoviesSeptember 17, 2020

Despite the likable parts of the movie, overall Mulan was another disappointment from the House of Mouse.

Spike Lee’s “Da 5 Bloods” couldn’t have come at a better time

Lajiere BlakeArtsJune 29, 2020

Black fatherhood, mental health, racism and familial trauma are just a few of the topics discussed in the film. There is no one size fits all mold for the Black experience, but “Da 5 Bloods” is able to speak to the universal fight for freedom.

“Dark Waters” delivers powerful message in the exhilarating true story of Rob Bilott

Alexander BakirdanArtsDecember 17, 2019January 7, 2020

“Dark Waters” thrills in its nationwide release Dec. 6, with an undeniably excellent true story — and its impact reaches far beyond theaters.

“Brian Banks” tells the true story of a wrongfully convicted black man

Lajiere BlakeArts FeaturedDecember 1, 2019December 1, 2019

Director Tom Shadyac brings the film “Brian Banks,” the true story of a wrongfully convicted man, to the big screen. In the film, Brian Banks, played by Aldis Hodge, is a former high school football star whose college career was ruined because of a rape allegation.

Captain Phillips fails to accurately depict true story

Brandon BenarbaArtsOctober 13, 2013

Paul Greengrass is a very polarizing director. His previous two films, “Green Zone” and “United 93,” covered the beginning and middle of the United States War on Terror and in a way, “Captain Phillips” is a spiritual successor to both of those films.

John Rabe Opens Staller Center’s Fall Film Series

Youn ChungArtsNovember 3, 2010November 3, 2010

Go to Japan and try to find the Nanjing Massacre in a textbook and you’ll find yourself squinting so hard that you’ll be better off not looking in the first…