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TIFF24: The Piano Lesson

Malcolm Washington's The Piano Lesson relies on the strength of its source material to compensate for some of its ambitious, if uneven, filmmaking choices.

Aren's Reviews, Reviews, The Festival CircuitAren BergstromSeptember 23, 2024Malcolm Washington, Virgil Williams, August Wilson, John David Washington, Samuel L. Jackson, Ray Fisher, Michael Potts, Erykah Badu, Skylar Aleece Smith, Danielle Deadwyler, Corey Hawkins, The Piano Lesson, TIFFComment

Review: The Creator (2023)

Gareth Edwards’ The Creator borrows liberally from other, better films, but it’s strikingly relevant in our present moment.

Aren's Reviews, Reviews, The Current: In TheatresAren BergstromNovember 9, 2023The Creator, Gareth Edwards, Chris Weitz, John David Washington, Madeleine Yuna Voyles, Gemma Chan, Ken Watanabe, Sturgill Simpsons, Allison JanneyComment

Roundtable: Tenet (2020)

The Brothers discuss Christopher Nolan’s latest mind-bending action thriller, Tenet, including its thematic interests, action filmmaking, and all-star cast.

Roundtables, Editor's PicksAnton BergstromSeptember 1, 2020Tenet, Christopher Nolan, John David Washington, Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth Debicki, Dimple Kapadia, Himesh Patel, Martin Donovan, Clémence Poésy, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Michael Caine, Kenneth BranaghComment

Review: BlacKkKlansman (2018)

Spike Lee’s newest joint isn’t just a great entertainment, but a self-aware exploration of double consciousness and white supremacy in America. One of the year’s best films

The Current: In Theatres, ReviewsAnders BergstromOctober 4, 2018BlacKkKlansman, Spike Lee, Adam Driver, John David Washington, Laura Harrier, Topher Grace, African American cinema, Birth of a Nation, white supremacy, Harry Belafonte, police procedural, crime drama, AmericaComment