Shanelle Genai
Tomatometer-approved critic
Magazine Dreams (2023)
80%
3/4
“"The film challenges us to examine how we view/treat those we perceive as threats but are actually moving through the world...carrying around their longing for connection like a sagging, heavy load that could explode from being unfulfilled at any second."” –
The Root
Jun 19, 2024
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Young. Wild. Free. (2023)
71%
“"So what’s a young man to do when his only escape appears to be the varying hand-drawn sketches adorning his walls and notepad and the solution to his problems appears nowhere in sight?" ” –
The Root
Jun 19, 2024
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A Thousand and One (2023)
97%
“"And while strides may have been made to put more space between their fucked up beginning and the bright future ahead for Terry—the truth that’s been stewing and haunting their home built on lies is bound to bubble over to the surface."” –
The Root
Jun 19, 2024
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Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul. (2022)
72%
“"...what do you do when the people you expect to walk more upright than the rest of us prove to be just as jacked up and arguably more mendacious as the sinners they act like they’re better than? ” –
The Root
Jun 19, 2024
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A Jazzman's Blues (2022)
67%
2.5/5
“That’s not to say that I wasn’t still hesitant or had certain reservations going in. But it is to say that even for someone as annoyingly predictable as Perry, it’s still always possible to be surprised.” –
The Root
Oct 13, 2023
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The Little Mermaid (2023)
67%
3/4
“It can go without saying but Halle Bailey as Ariel is the most perfect casting for a live-action remake Disney has ever done. The way she was able to capture Ariel’s child-like inquisitiveness, stubbornness & yearning is something that should be studied.” –
The Root
Oct 13, 2023
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They Cloned Tyrone (2023)
95%
3/4
“It’s really the subplots that should get your brain turning. Chief among them is the film’s exploration of some Black folks’ adherence to conspiracy theories, no matter how outlandish.” –
The Root
Oct 13, 2023
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Chevalier (2022)
76%
“What stands to be Bologne’s tragic flaw for most of the film is the belief that his accomplishments, accolades, and celebrity-like status in society are enough to overpower the systemic racism that surrounds him.” –
The Root
Aug 30, 2023
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