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Uneven, Yet Rousing, “The Birth of a Nation” Offers Narrative Agency to Nat Turner and Company

The Birth of a Nation (Nate Parker, 2016) A fiery mix of Haile Gerima’s 1993 cinematic bloodbath Sankofa, which profiles a West … More

Birth of a Nation, Nate Parker

“Beyond the Lights” Does Not Go Beyond Much

Beyond the Lights (Gina Prince-Bythewood, 2014) About halfway through Beyond the Lights – the new soapy tearjerker of a pop-infused romance by Gina Prince-Bythewood (Love … More

Gina Prince-Bythewood, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Minnie Driver, Nate Parker, Nina Simone

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