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    Author:   Melissa Williams

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    Starring: Billie Holiday

    Billie

    Reviewed by Melissa Williams on December 8, 2020December 7, 2020
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    James Erskine's loving documentary on Billie Holiday also chronicles the tragedy of journalist Linda Lipnack Kuehl, her would-be biographer.
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    Starring: Ellis Haizlip, Sidney Poitier, Blair Underwood

    Mr. Soul!

    Reviewed by Melissa Williams on September 1, 2020August 31, 2020
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    This documentary on the largely forgotten PBS show "Soul!" is a welcome celebration of Black life but skimps on profiling c0-creator/host Ellis Haizlip.
    704 views0
    Starring: Cameron Crowe, Joan Jett, Alice Cooper

    Creem: America’s Only Rock ’n’ Roll Magazine

    Reviewed by Melissa Williams on August 4, 2020August 3, 2020
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    A rollicking documentary on the celebrated music magazine.
    548 views0
    Starring: Nicole Beharie, Kendrick Sampson, Alexis Chikaeze

    Miss Juneteenth

    Reviewed by Melissa Williams on June 16, 2020June 15, 2020
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    Writer/director Channing Godfrey Peoples puts a fresh spin on the concept of parents vicariously living through their children.
    617 views0
    Starring: Nick Kroll, Alexi Pappas, Gus Kenworthy

    Olympic Dreams

    Reviewed by Melissa Williams on February 25, 2020February 24, 2020
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    The first movie filmed inside an Olympic Village is vulnerable and sweet — with huge helpings of agonizing and annoying.
    513 views0
    Starring: Marion Stokes, Michael Metelits

    Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project

    Reviewed by Melissa Williams on January 21, 2020January 20, 2020
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    A fascinating portrait of a woman with a fearless, intractable and bludgeoning intellect.
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    Starring: Eddie Murphy, Keegan-Michael Key, Wesley Snipes

    Dolemite Is My Name

    Reviewed by Melissa Williams on October 29, 2019October 28, 2019
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    Eddie Murphy returns to top comedic form by portraying fellow cinematic icon Rudy Ray Moore.
    635 views0
    Starring: Jonas Brodsky, Sally Taylor, Paul Taylor

    Moonlight Sonata: Deafness in Three Movements

    Reviewed by Melissa Williams on October 8, 2019October 7, 2019
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    Irene Taylor Brodksy’s documentary is an intimate story about a family that only someone who knows and loves them could tell.
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    Starring: Kaitlyn Dever, Walton Goggins, Olivia Colman

    Them That Follow

    Reviewed by Melissa Williams on August 6, 2019August 5, 2019
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    The Appalachian religious thriller fails to deliver on its immense potential.
    718 views0
    Starring: Jakob Dylan, Roger McGuinn, Michelle Phillips

    Echo in the Canyon

    Reviewed by Melissa Williams on June 25, 2019June 24, 2019
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    With Jakob Dylan as our guide, this enjoyable snapshot of the Laurel Canyon music scene in the late '60s questionably omits key figures and historical context.
    686 views0
    Starring: Oleg Ivenko, Ralph Fiennes, Adèle Exarchopoulos

    The White Crow

    Reviewed by Melissa Williams on May 28, 2019May 27, 2019
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    Ralph Fiennes' biopic of Russian dancer Rudolf Nureyev is a gorgeous yet frustrating film.
    716 views1
    Starring: Aretha Franklin

    Amazing Grace

    Reviewed by Melissa Williams on April 23, 2019April 23, 2019
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    The long-delayed Aretha Franklin documentary is a full-on religious experience.
    719 views0
    Starring: Taraji P. Henson, Sam Rockwell, Babou Ceesay, Bruce McGill, Anne Heche

    The Best of Enemies

    Reviewed by Melissa Williams on April 9, 2019April 9, 2019
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    Awful and infuriating, the film squanders the talents of Taraji P. Henson and Sam Rockwell and the true story of legendary Durham civil rights activist Ann Atwater.
    831 views0
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