Nijla Mu'min
Nijla Mu'min's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
Dreams Are Colder Than Death (2014)
“Dreams Are Colder Than Death revives a conversation that tends to get lost in falsities of post-racial equality.” –
Shadow and Act
Sep 13, 2022
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Ninah's Dowry (2012)
“No one is absolved as they stand by and watch a woman being beaten on the streets. These are human rights issues, in a well-written, moving human story.” –
Shadow and Act
Sep 13, 2022
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Ixcanul (2015)
98%
“Protagonist María [is] played with a fierce calm by María Mercedes Coroy.” –
Bitch Media
Feb 27, 2021
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Moonlight (2016)
98%
“Moonlight displays the kind of empathy and humanity that we desperately need right now.” –
Bitch Media
Feb 17, 2021
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Losing Ground (1982)
96%
“Losing Ground stands as a bold testament to black, womanist filmmaking, and to American filmmaking, as a platform that we all stand upon.” –
Bitch Media
Feb 3, 2021
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Straight Outta Compton (2015)
89%
“Through the evocative lens of cinematographer Matthew Libatique, Gray illustrates the vibrancy and pain of this moment and, for the most part, does not leave out the contradictions.” –
Bitch Media
Feb 3, 2021
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Dope (2015)
88%
“In the end, the film is smart, fun, and wild.” –
Bitch Media
Feb 3, 2021
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3 1/2 Minutes, Ten Bullets (2015)
100%
“The film finds its biggest strengths in the quiet moments with Davis's parents as they attempt to move through the grief of losing their only child.” –
Bitch Media
Jan 28, 2021
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Selma (2014)
99%
“One of the most effective, well-crafted historical biopics that I've ever seen... giving us a moment in history that feels immediately familiar to the moment we are currently living in.” –
Bitch Media
Jan 22, 2021
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Belle (2013)
84%
“In a star-making performance, Mbatha-Raw breathes life into what could've easily been a woman of color stand-in for a Jane Austen character.” –
Bitch Media
Jan 20, 2021
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12 Years a Slave (2013)
95%
“Director McQueen, drawing on the visual aesthetic of his previous works Shame and Hunger, never shies away from frames that capture the ways that beauty exists in the most painful situations.” –
Bitch Media
Jan 20, 2021
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Mother of George (2013)
91%
“Director [Andrew] Dosunmu, who has an expansive photography background, makes a true art film in Mother of George and never strays from his directorial perspective to make things easy or predictable.” –
Bitch Media
Jan 20, 2021
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Lee Daniels' The Butler (2013)
71%
“I appreciate The Butler for the editing (by Joe Clotz), the juxtaposition, and its black-centric lens.” –
Bitch Media
Jan 20, 2021
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Premature (2019)
93%
“This film explores the very real ways that love heals, that it transforms, that it tests and changes us.” –
Shadow and Act
Feb 21, 2020
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Selma (2014)
99%
“There are no wasted moments here. There are no wasted characters. The film is as much about Martin Luther King Jr. as it is about the people he worked with, and fought for.” –
Shadow and Act
Oct 2, 2018
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Strong Island (2017)
100%
“This documentary is important, not just as personal investigation, but as a statement against official records: the countless cases where indictments aren't reached, where cases are closed, where young people are pressured to take plea bargains.” –
Shadow and Act
Sep 15, 2017
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The Beach D.C. (2012)
“Though it isn't perfect, this story signals something we need more of, portraying people who have existed and survived in a country where their stories, like the Afro-Colombian soundtrack, ring loud and distinct.” –
Shadow and Act
Aug 14, 2017
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Fruitvale Station (2013)
94%
“This is a film for the people, a film for feelers and thinkers who want to see a story about a flawed person who loved his daughter and family.” –
Shadow and Act
Aug 14, 2017
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9 Rides (2016)
“Everything seems like it's moving at a speed we can't hold on to, but the answers do eventually come, and when they do, they are well worth the drive to get there.” –
Shadow and Act
Aug 14, 2017
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