Ade Adeniji
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Meet Joe Black (1998)
46%
3/5
“Meet Joe Black was a box office flub back in the late 1990s. But the three hour fantasy-romance movie isn’t all bad and like other cult classics like The Room, is so confidently ridiculous at times, you won't soon forget it.” –
AdeAdeniji.com
Dec 20, 2022
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For the Cause (2013)
“For the Cause is a dramatic film that is also fun with a strong and knowing sense of humor.” –
Shadow and Act
Sep 13, 2022
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Two Distant Strangers (2020)
94%
2.5/5
“Netflix's Two Distant Strangers has been plugged as the Groundhog Day for black Americans, but does not allow for the rich possibility that the time loop genre usually affords.” –
AdeAdeniji.com
May 2, 2021
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Malcolm & Marie (2021)
57%
3.5/5
“Netflix's Malcolm & Marie often feels like a play, though that's hardly an insult. Your enjoyment, however, may depend on how much you can stomach long relationship fights.” –
AdeAdeniji.com
Mar 1, 2021
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Resisterhood (2020)
3/5
“Resisterhood shines brightest when it focuses not just on the growing activism in the last four years, but as an immediate call to action.” –
AdeAdeniji.com
Oct 23, 2020
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Skin Game (1971)
3.5/5
“Beneath the jovial and slapstick surface, though, there's a more serious movie here that's willing to explore the consequences of this unusual pairing.” –
AdeAdeniji.com
Oct 20, 2020
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Black Panther (2018)
96%
4.5/5
“You know there must be something special about a superhero movie, an action superhero movie at that, to get my mother to see that movie. And not just once.” –
AdeAdeniji.com
Oct 8, 2020
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Palm Springs (2020)
94%
3/5
“When Palm Springs leads with its rom-com aspects, the film starts to pick up steam, especially when the two engage in creative date ideas like our own current quarantine reality.” –
AdeAdeniji.com
Aug 13, 2020
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Uncut Gems (2019)
91%
3.5/5
“Uncut Gems really nails the anxiety involved in watching sports, and the joy. But while this investment can come from being a noble fan rooting for their home team, there are so many other ways to have skin in the game.” –
AdeAdeniji.com
Jan 16, 2020
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The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019)
93%
4/5
“[It is] streamlining what it wants to say, all the while complicating basic ideas of history and mythmaking.” –
AdeAdeniji.com
Oct 4, 2019
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Us (2019)
93%
3/5
“There's much to admire about Us.” –
AdeAdeniji.com
Mar 29, 2019
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High Flying Bird (2019)
91%
2/5
“Whether you fly along with High Flying Bird depends a lot on if you're compelled by the dialogue-heavy scenes of Power Broker A facing off against Power Broker B. There are many.” –
AdeAdeniji.com
Mar 1, 2019
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Django Unchained (2012)
87%
“Django Unchained is a must see, full stop. At the very least, films like this are an experience.” –
The Rumpus
Aug 24, 2018
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12 Years a Slave (2013)
95%
“Birector Steve McQueen presents slavery as it happened with a camera that hangs on shots long after we're comfortable looking. The only choice is to engage with what's on screen.” –
The Rumpus
Aug 24, 2018
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