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KING RICHARD – Review by Susan Granger

November 24, 2021November 25, 2021 Susan Granger Aunjanue Ellis, biopic, Demi Singleton, King Richard, Reinaldo Marcus Green, Richard Williams, Saniyya Sidney, Serena Williams, Venus Williams, will smith

Will Smith has been nominated twice for Oscars. Now his persuasive performance as King Richard should earn him a third nod and, perhaps, first win. Smith plays stubborn, outspoken Richard Williams, the demanding yet loving father of tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams. “You gonna be the greatest of all time,” Richard tells the girls. “You know how I know? Because I planned for it.”

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KING RICHARD – Review by Diane Carson

November 10, 2021November 13, 2021 Diane Carson Aunjanue Ellis, biopic, Demi Singleton, King Richard, Oracene Williams, Reinaldo Marcus Green, Richard Williams, Saniyya Signey, Serena Williams, Venus Williams, will smith

Director Reinaldo Marcus Green’s King Richard focuses on Richard Williams, the single-minded father of the great tennis sisters, Venus and Serena Williams in their early days. Richard guides and perfects their talent through a racist sport where opportunities arrive only because of his unflinching, unflappable determination with support from his wife Oracene.