The first time I came across Mahershala Ali was in the Marvel Netflix series, Luke Cage (2016-2018) a couple of years ago, playing the Godfather-esqe chief of crime Cornell ‘Cottonmouth’ Stokes. Even then, I remember being immediately captivated by his performance; this effortless, smooth yet jarring performance as Harlem’s chief mobster; think the Kingpin drawing…
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#20MovieChallenge: exploring the impact of films online
Recently, a trend has been circulating twitter called the #20MovieChallenge. The idea is for users to post an image or gif, once a day for twenty days, of a film that has impacted them in some way. For me, this process was a distillation of film as a cultural institution in 2018: it made the…
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Film review: Moonlight
“At some point you gotta decide for yourself who you’re gonna be. Can’t let nobody make that decision for you.” Based on Tarell Alvin McCraney’s postgraduate theatre project In Black Boys Look Blue, Moonlight is a coming of age story, exploring the themes of masculinity and vulnerability in a stark yet poetic light. It is divided…
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