(Akiit.com) It’s not often you see a grown man slap another man. If you’re going to violence, men will generally punch other men. When Will Smith slapped Chris Rock for telling a bad joke (“bad” as in not funny and dated, not beyond the pale in terms of taste), it ...
(Akiit.com) On the most prestigious night of America’s film, movie, motion picture arts and Sciences known as the Oscars; currently celebrating their 94th award ceremony to honor the best films released between March 1 to December 31, 2021, we watch an insecure and jealous African American man walk up to ...
(Akiit.com) (**) He didn’t come back from the dead. He came from another time and place. 2050. Back to see his younger self in what’s called a “parallel contact.” That’s the foundation for this generic act/adv/com/sci-fi/fan. It starts with a good idea, then works the very primal emotions of a ...
(Akiit.com) (***) Sometimes a modicum of dialogue works best. That’s seems to be a basic strategy for Austrian writer/director Sebastian Meise and co-writer Thomas Reider. Show first. Tell second. The two filmmakers created this perceptive ode to the downtrodden with special care. They set up the premise: persecution of gays ...
(Akiit.com) (***1/2) Crime is rampant in Gotham City. Murders. Manslaughter. Blood soaks the streets. Citizens live in terror and the police are stumped. On desperate nights a Batman signal lights up the sky and the caped man jumps into action, but even he can’t stem the tide: “It’s a big ...
(Akiit.com) I found myself in a James Baldwin rabbit hole the other day. I’m not sure what caused me to watch a video of Baldwin, but I went there and couldn’t stop. His words are so relevant today. I was introduced to Baldwin’s work in college. I bought my son ...
(Akiit.com) The title spills the beans. In this sci-fi yarn, the filmmakers weren’t happy enough with a natural disaster: the moon hurtling towards earth. They had to add an outrageous AI storyline that makes what could have been a worthy, mildly plausible, catastrophic and action-filled movie a joke. The idea ...
(Akiit.com) The beauty of learning the banjo is that you will have diverse types of banjos to choose from. For instance, you could choose a 5-string or 4-string instrument to play. A beginner would be advised to choose a 5-string banjo to start on, but a musician already experienced in ...
(Akiit.com) This week, Whoopi Goldberg proved she believes in a flawed and harmful ideology. And no, it’s not antisemitism. Goldberg is one of many Americans who has been wrongfully led to believe every issue needs to be looked at through the lens of race. If there’s not a black victim ...
(Akiit.com) At the last minute, due to Omicron concerns, the 2022 Sundance Film Festival morphed from an in-person and virtual event to a purely digital experience. Thanks to streaming, Black filmmakers and Black films were on center stage all over the world. Check them out… Aftershock (***) According to WHO, the ...
(Akiit.com) Don’t be surprised to see a lot of tributes going on this year to pay homage to the “60 year anniversary” of the Black is Beautiful Movement. Cultural Caravan is releasing a documentary in February called “AJASS, Pioneers of the Black is Beautiful Movement,” produced by Louise Dente. In ...
(Akiit.com) The Tragedy of Macbeth was theatrically released nationwide in 2021 and is now streaming on AppleTV+. Watch this work of art on a TV screen and you’ll likely agree that last year’s “Best Film” is this year’s masterpiece. Joel Coen (O, Brother, Where Art Thou) has created a magnus opus ...