Posts tagged Kelvin Harrison Jr.
Genius: MLK/X: Polar-Opposite Civil Rights Icons Contrast Seamlessly in National Geographic Series
ReviewJim SlotekBlack History Month, National Geogaphic's Genius: MLK/X, Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Aaron Pierre, Contrasting violence and non-violence in Civil Rights, The Sword and the Shield by Peniel E. Joseph, Jeff Stetson’s 1987 play, The Meeting, Coretta Scott King, Betty Shabazz, Weruche Opia, Jayme Lawson
Chevalier: Fact-Based Period Drama Rights Historical Wrongs in Predictable Fashion
ReviewJim SlotekChevalier, French Revolution, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, Joseph Bologne, Period piece, TIFF 2022, Stephen Williams, Stefani Robinson, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Samara Weaving, Lucy Boynton, Minnie Driver
Cyrano: Stirring Adaptation of Classic Love Triangle Sings Its Heart Out
ReviewJim SlotekCyrano, Adaptation, Love triangle, Joe Wright, Drama, Erica Schmidt, Peter Dinklage, Haley Bennett, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Ben Mendelsohn, Stage adaptation
Original-Cin Q&A: Cyrano's Roxanne, Haley Bennett, on Peter Dinklage and Her Partner Joe Wright
By Bonnie Laufer
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Waves: Messy, Overwrought Family Drama Demands Emotion but Arouses Antipathy
ReviewWaves, TIFF 2019, Trey Edward Shults, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Sterling K. Brown, Lucas Hedges, Taylor Russell, Alexa Demie, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Family drama, African-American actors, Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
Your weekend preview: What to see (and what to skip) in theatres this week
By Original-Cin Staff
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ReviewJim SlotekWeekly Roundup, Luce, J.C. Lee, Naomi Watts, Tim Roth, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Octavia Spencer, Guillermo del Toro, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, Casey Affleck Light of My Life, Anna Pniowsky, Mike Wallace is Here, 60 Minutes, The Art of Racing in the Rain, Garth Stein, Kevin Costner, Milo Ventimiglia, Amanda Seyfried
Luce: Race, privilege, high school and suspicion make for a provocative brew in this worthy stage adaption
By Karen Gordon
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ReviewJim SlotekLuce, Race and privilege, Mixed race adoptions, Third World adoptees, J.C. Lee, Plays adapted as films, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Naomi Watts, Octavia Spencer, Tim Roth, Norbert Leo Butz
