by Lynnette | Nov 16, 2019 | For Girls, For Women, Kids Entertainment, Reviews
Disney’s Frozen 2 far exceeds the original animated film. The character development, storyline and the overall themes are more nuanced, detailed and intriguing. Under the direction of an Academy Award-winning team—directors Jennifer Lee and Chris Buck, Disney’s...
by Lynnette | Nov 16, 2019 | For Girls, Interviews, Kid's Entertainment
This interview by Lynnette originally appeared on Moms.com Under the direction of Andy Fickman, Playing With Fire is the perfect family movie. The movie’s storyline provides a nice balance between the real life pressures that come along with rearing kids and having a...
by Lynnette | Nov 13, 2019 | Culture, Reviews
Under the direction of Kenny Leon, American Son brings us a powerful story that leaves no stone unturned as it pertains to an upper-class interracial couple living in Coral Gables, Miami, as time passes and tension builds in a police station as they wait to hear news...
by Lynnette | Nov 13, 2019 | Culture, For Women, Interviews
Talking to LaKeith Stanfield (Random Acts of Flyness) is like talking to that cousin at the family cookout who has just smoked a joint and is high on life and metaphysical knowledge. Yet, his gaze and focus is on the pulse of everything and everyone in the room. It’s...
by Lynnette | Nov 13, 2019 | Culture, For Women, Interviews
“I feel like that’s just a part of my personality where if you doubt me, I want to show you that you’re wrong.” —Issa Rae We’ve all come to know Issa Rae as the intelligent Stanford grad and self-professed Awkward Black Girl who chose to create her own opportunities...
by Lynnette | Oct 31, 2019 | Culture, For Girls, For Women, Interviews
Lynnette’s review for parents and teachers can be found here on Moms.com. Harriet the true story of the heroic freedom fighter Harriet Tubman, tells the real-life story of a woman who escaped slavery and returned several times to help others escape. An iconic...
by Lynnette | Oct 25, 2019 | Culture, For Women, Interviews
Under the direction of Edward Norton (Primal Fear, American History X, Fight Club), Motherless Brooklyn is a beautiful film with a stellar cast that respectfully creates a nostalgia for Old Harlem and New York City. The costume and set design are quite lovely, and the...
by Lynnette | Oct 25, 2019 | Culture, For Women
In Black and Blue, viewers get to see Naomie Harris as a strong, Black female lead that is willing to risk it all to expose the real enemies to society. Though the tone of the film is at times gritty, the overall message is inspirational. The message of doing...
by Lynnette | Oct 24, 2019 | Culture, Interviews
Under the direction of Deon Taylor (Meet the Blacks, Traffik, The Intruder), Black And Blue masterfully turns a lens on: how body cameras are making an impact within the police force; the oftentimes very uncomfortable intersection of being Black and meaning well for...
by Lynnette | Oct 24, 2019 | Culture, For Women, Reviews
Miss Virginia is based on the true story of Virginia Walden Ford, a struggling single mother (here played by Uzo Aduba) who’s afraid of losing her 15-year-old son James (Niles Fitch) to the negative influences of the Washington, D.C., streets. Unwavering and...
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