#Join The John David Washington Appreciation Society

“#Join The John David Washington Appreciation Society” Welcome to Filmographies, a biweekly column for completists. Every edition brings a working actor’s resumé into focus as we learn about what makes them so compelling. John David Washington has landed in Hollywood on his own terms. Well, “returned” could be a fitting word to describe his career in…

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#Da 5 Bloods Movie Review

“#Da 5 Bloods” Spike Lee’s excellent “Da 5 Bloods” opens with Muhammad Ali and closes with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., two legends who are inextricably tied to the Civil Rights movement and Black pride. Lee uses them to highlight another commonality: their strenuous opposition to the Vietnam War. For Ali, the objection cost him…

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