First Reformed
A stunning, enrapturing film, a crowning work by one of the American cinema’s most essential artists.
John Amos
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Die Hard 2: Die Harder (1990)
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Grant
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American Flyers (1985)
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Dr. Conrad
Roger Ebert
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Ebertfest 2017: "Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You" and "They Call Us Monsters"
The screenings of "Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You," and Ben Lear's "They Call Us Monsters" at Ebertfest 2017.
Living with Our Common Humanity: A Few Words with Norman Lear
An interview with the one and only Norman Lear.
Back to "Roots" with a Multi-Channel Remake of the Television Classic
A review of the History Channel remake of the landmark mini-series, "Roots."
My Sundance Trifecta 2016
An article highlighting three films at Sundance 2016.
The Cheeseburger Phone
View image John Amos in "Coming to America."
From Odienator's Black History Mumf love-fest for Eddie Murphy's "Coming to America" at Big Media Vandalism, "You Ain't Never Met Martin Luther The King."
His caption for this photo : "Yeah, Juno got that hamburger phone idea from me. Bitch ain't even give me credit, neither, Florida!" (Please note: The man's bun has no seeds.)
Writes Odie: "Coming to America" may be the Blackest comedy ever made, and it’s little touches like McDowell’s [the low-rent, individually owned McDonald's knock-off] that elevate it past the mild amusement it seems to garner from White viewers into the upper echelon of hilarity it occupies for us. It crushes us under the weight of familiarity, to the point where a musical cue or a mere image is enough to inspire raucous laughter. There are so many in-jokes that the film is like an old Negro Spiritual: everybody can hear the music, but only we can understand the code in the words.
