Cross (Recap) | The Good Book (S1 E3)
In a narrative as complex as Cross, there are seemingly unrelated threads woven into the plot at arguably odd angles.
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Reel Reviews | The Piano Lesson
It’s a family affair as Malcolm Washington makes his feature directorial debut of his brother John David
Washington with this adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning August Wilson play, about a family haunted by the legacy of an heirloom in The Piano Lesson.
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Reel Reviews | Gladiator II
After his home is conquered by the tyrannical emperors who now lead Rome, Lucius is forced to enter the Colosseum and must look to his past to find strength to return Rome’s glory to its people.
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Reel Reviews | Flow
A motley but irresistible crew of animals band together for an unforgettable adventure in a watery world created by animator and filmmaker Gints Zilbalodis in Flow.
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Cross (Recap) | Ride the White Horsey (S1 E2)
After the premiere’s nightmarish cliffhanger, it’s no wonder Cross (Aldis Hodge) is having bad dreams. Cross Season 1 Episode 2 opens with his mind full of images of Maria (Chaunteé Schuler Irving).
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Special Ops: Lioness (Recap) | Shatter the Moon (S2 E5)
Lioness is nothing if not consistent. Through the fog of its incessant sociopolitical incoherence (also nothing short of ur-typical of the militant-spy genre), each episode delivers an even mix of A-list scenery chewing, insane dialogue, and small-screen action that actually kinda rips.
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Tulsa King (Recap) | Reconstruction (S2 E10)
Episode 10 of Tulsa King season 2 starts with Dwight walking with Thresher and observing his business.
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Conversations | Raoul Peck
Four-time Black Reel Award nominee filmmaker Raoul Peck joins us to discuss his upcoming documentary, Ernest Cole: Lost and Found.
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