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Shannon M. Houston

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Ayanda and the Mechanic (2015) 86% “If Ayanda is any indication of the stories Ava DuVernay plans to get behind, we have every reason to be excited about the work ARRAY is doing, as well as any future projects from Sara Blecher.” – Shadow and Act Sep 20, 2022 Full Review Miss Juneteenth (2020) 99% 4.9/10 “When Miss Juneteenth isn't trafficking in tropes, it's a history lesson, and not the entertaining kind where you forget you're actually learning; the textbook kind.” – Paste Magazine Jan 27, 2021 Full Review Shirley (2020) 88% 6.5/10 “In Shirley, it's too often the bad husbands driving the lost girls mad; I had hoped for something much stranger.” – Paste Magazine Jun 15, 2020 Full Review Becoming (2020) 93% 6.5/10 “Watching a young black girl, giddy as she imitates the former First Lady's walk down a hall, we get the sense that the mere experience of being in the same space as Obama will change some of these girls forever. They light up the screen.” – Paste Magazine May 19, 2020 Full Review The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (2017) 69% 4.5/10 “The world does not need the white gaze on the black family ever again in film (or otherwise).” – Paste Magazine Apr 21, 2017 Full Review Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary (2016) 74% “There are powerfully intimate moments of the film that make it a completely worthwhile experience.” – Shadow and Act Apr 14, 2017 Full Review The Blood Is at the Doorstep (2017) 100% “The Hamilton family is proof that, while white supremacy is alive and well in America, there remains "One Love" that cannot be shot, lynched or cut down.” – Shadow and Act Mar 28, 2017 Full Review I am not your negro (2016) 99% “I Am Not Your Negro might very well be the most politically and socially relevant film of the moment.” – Paste Magazine Mar 14, 2017 Full Review 13TH (2016) 97% 9.8/10 “Director Ava DuVernay has successfully made a documentary that challenges and even dismantles our collective understanding of one of the most dangerous notions of our time: "progress."” – Paste Magazine Oct 17, 2016 Full Review Microbe and Gasoline (2015) 92% 9/10 “Microbe & Gasoline celebrates the notion that there's a thin line between genius and idiocy. And then it walks that line itself, teetering between the eye-roll-inducing absurd and the Derridean-like theoretical world which a certain kind of youth inhabit.” – Paste Magazine Jun 30, 2016 Full Review Echo Park (2014) 89% 8/10 “Echo Park succeeds as a romantic story that resists grand, clichd declarations and depictions of love, and also as its own love letter of sorts, to a distinctive part of Los Angeles.” – Paste Magazine Apr 19, 2016 Full Review Out of My Hand (2015) 100% 7.9/10 “The result is a compelling story whose lead character is presented in such a way that the so-called immigrant experience -- though complex and unique -- must also be read as, simply, human.” – Paste Magazine Nov 18, 2015 Full Review Time Is Illmatic (2014) 98% “Where Time is Illmatic soars and surprises, is in its historical approach to this portrait, and in its portrayal of another side of the artist -- his brother, Jungle.” – Paste Magazine Oct 23, 2014 Full Review Children of the Light (2014) 7.9/10 “Engle and the PeaceJam Foundation have created a fitting tribute that will, hopefully, inspire the next generation of political minds in Africa, and abroad.” – Paste Magazine Sep 26, 2014 Full Review Farmland (2014) 38% 8/10 “After a bit of a slow start, Farmland finishes strong as it eventually transforms into a fascinating, emotional narrative with more layers than we might have expected.” – Paste Magazine May 29, 2014 Full Review Rachel Is (2009) 6.8/10 “Although the film is a bit unpolished -- playing more like a collection of home videos than a documentary at times -- the footage used tells a whole story, and the work is compelling.” – Paste Magazine May 23, 2014 Full Review Vanishing Pearls: The Oystermen of Pointe à la Hache (2014) 100% 7.8/10 “The importance of a film like Vanishing Pearls is immeasurable.” – Paste Magazine Apr 24, 2014 Full Review Dancing in Jaffa (2013) 88% 8.3/10 “Dancing in Jaffa falls into many narratives categories, as a film about the healing power of art, the resilience of the young, and one amazing teacher who transforms a community. That it is a true story, makes it all the more incredible.” – Paste Magazine Apr 17, 2014 Full Review Stay (2013) 24% 6.2/10 “There are other small triumphs that carry the film.” – Paste Magazine Apr 3, 2014 Full Review A Farewell to Fools (2013) 6.7/10 “Dreyer's work is still an enjoyable story that ultimately triumphs as sweet little comedy that doesn't make any attempts to shake up the world of historical cinema.” – Paste Magazine Mar 27, 2014 Full Review Maladies (2012) 5% 6.5/10 “Ultimately it adds to the eternally ongoing cinematic conversation about artists and the quirks (healthy and otherwise) that define them.” – Paste Magazine Mar 20, 2014 Full Review Raze (2013) 45% 6/10 “As violent as it is, Raze is refreshing.” – Paste Magazine Jan 16, 2014 Full Review The Good Son: The Life of Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini (2013) 80% 7/10 “With commentary from Sugar Ray Leonard, Mickey Rourke, and others who witnessed the exceptional journey and career of Youngstown's finest, another powerful boxing story has been told.” – Paste Magazine Aug 29, 2013 Full Review Ain't Them Bodies Saints (2013) 78% 8.3/10 “At the risk of sounding a bit melodramatic, it must be said that Ain't Them Bodies Saints is not a movie; it's a feeling.” – Paste Magazine Aug 22, 2013 Full Review Between Us (2012) 56% 8/10 “Mirvish has taken an interesting approach to this story of two couples and four friends (often enemies) that love, loathe, betray, and -- in the end -- reflect each other deeply.” – Paste Magazine Jun 27, 2013 Full Review
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