Common – ALLIANCE OF WOMEN FILM JOURNALISTS

SILO – Review by Susan Granger

July 31, 2023August 3, 2023 Susan Granger Apple TV+, Common, David Oyelowo, Geraldine James, Hugh Howey, rebecca ferguson, sci-fi series, Silo, Tim Robbins, Will Patton

If you enjoy sci-fi thrillers, stream 10 episodes of the first season of Silo on Apple TV+. Based on a series of dystopian novels by Hugh Howey, it revolves around the inhabitants of a 144-story subterranean bunker built to shelter 10,000 people after an apocalyptic event left Earth uninhabitable. Designed with a huge spiral staircase in its center and no elevator, living space in the Silo is strictly stratified. Those in authority and the elite occupy the top floors; the white-collar labor force is in the middle; and the blue-collar mechanical workers are down below.

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A MOST BEAUTIFUL THING (SXSX2020) – Review by Liz Whittemore

March 13, 2020March 13, 2020 Liz Whittemore 0 Comments A Most Beautiful Thing, AWFJ SXSW2020 Project, Common, Mary Mazzio, sports documentaries

A Most Beautiful Thing makes waves. Telling the story of the first all African American high school rowing team, this inspiring documentary will break barriers and give faith to those who think changing the system is impossible.

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THE HATE U GIVE – Review by Martha K Baker

October 8, 2018October 17, 2018 Martha K. Baker 0 Comments Common, issa rae, regina hall, the hate u give

Everything about The Hate U Give is impressive — the tension throughout, the complexity of the storyline, the acting of the entire cast, the contemporary crises, the heart pumping through. Based on Angie Thomas’ novel for young adults, the film asks the viewer to be alert, thoughtful, and considerate.

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ALL ABOUT NINA – Review by MaryAnn Johanson

October 1, 2018October 1, 2018 MaryAnn Johanson 0 Comments all about nina, Angelique Cabral, Chace Crawford, Common, eva vives, Kate del Castillo, mary elizabeth winstead, motw. movie of the week

Hail Mary, full of rage. Mary Elizabeth Winstead is utterly incendiary as standup comic Nina Geld in Eva Vives’s feature directorial debut, working from her own semiautobiographical script. We’ve never seen a movie about a woman quite like All About Nina, which challenges a tired subgenre with a not-as-simple-as-it-appears gender flip.