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TILL – Review by T.J. Callahan

October 18, 2022 T. J. Callahan Chinonye Chukwu, Danielle Deadwyler, Emmett Till, Till, truth-based narratives

Fourteen year old African American, Emmett Till was lynched in a small town in Mississippi back in 1955 because he told a white store clerk she looked like a movie star. His mother wasn’t going to sit back and watch her only child become a forgotten soul of racism. She fought back. And she fought back hard. Writer/Director Chinonye Chukwu gives us a gripping and empowering film that tells the story of Emmett through Mamie Till-Mobley’s eyes and heart. Till is a hard movie to watch. It’s the hard that makes it essential viewing.

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OFFICIAL SECRETS – Review by Jennifer Merin

June 22, 2019 Jennifer Merin 0 Comments Cinema Citizen, Gavin Hood, katherine gun, kiera knightly, matt smith, official secrets, truth-based narratives

If you like spy scenarios and courtroom dramas, and are interested in sorting out truthful reporting from fake news, Official Secrets, a truth-based narrative about English security whistleblower Katherine Gun, will surely satisfy. It’s entertaining and informative, and its release is quite timely.

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THE MUSTANG – Review by Diane Carson

March 27, 2019March 30, 2019 Diane Carson 0 Comments bruce dern, Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre, matthias schoenaerts, the mustang, truth-based narratives

Taming wild animals—human or equine—demands incredible patience as demonstrated in director Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre’s The Mustang, which draws on Wild Horse Inmate Programs that pair hard-core prisoners with mustangs. A designated inmate trains his assigned horse for auction. The sale money funds the ongoing Mustang project.

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HOTEL MUMBAI – Review by Martha K. Baker

March 27, 2019March 30, 2019 Martha K. Baker 0 Comments Anthony Maras, devpatel, hotel mumbai, truth-based narratives

Hotel Mumbai is based on the true events that started in November 2008. A cadre of terrorists from Pakistan arrives in India’s capital city by panga. Each young gunman listens to his leader, Brother Bull, through ear phones as Bull recites affirmations about their calling to kill.

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EVEREST – Review by Susan Granger

September 30, 2015October 2, 2015 Susan Granger 0 Comments baltasar kromakur, Emily Watson, everest, keira Knightly, Naoko mori, robin wright, truth-based narratives

I’m terrified riding the chairlift at Vermont’s Stratton Mountain, so climbing the world’s highest mountain in the Himalayas was never

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Roger Donaldson’s Take On Reality and Truth-Based Narratives – Jennifer Merin Interviews

August 30, 2014June 8, 2020 Jennifer Merin 0 Comments Bank Job, Cinema Citizen, November Man, Roger Donaldson, truth-based narratives

Narrative features about true events raise questions about authenticity in film. With many truth based narratives, available news coverage and

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"#TheLostKing is far from perfect but it is witty, vaguely edifying, and very British." @LizBraunSun reviews director Stephen Frears' latest, starring the always luminous Sally Hawkins: https://awfj.org/blog/2023/03/18/the-lost-king-review-by-liz-braun/

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ICYMI: @MarBarFu brings us #AWFJ's weekly look at movies made by and about women. For March 20-26, here's a run down of what's hitting theatres or streaming: https://awfj.org/blog/2023/03/18/opening-march-20-to-26-2023-margaret-barton-fumo-reports/

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Polish filmmaker Agnieszka Smoczyńska‘s #Fugue is finally getting a long-overdue limited US cinema release. Our own @suspirialex takes a look at this portrait of a woman in crisis: https://awfj.org/blog/2023/03/20/fugue-review-by-alexandra-heller-nicholas/

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We had to wait decades for Nicolas Cage's very first western (Butcher's Crossing) but then only 1 year for his second - #TheOldWays. @susangranger reviews the latest from @PrimeVideo: https://awfj.org/blog/2023/03/20/the-old-ways-review-by-susan-granger/

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"Documentary-like in its candor, [#TheWorstOnes] is also touchingly tender as it captures a memorable summer in its characters’ lives." Our Movie of the Week (#MOTW) team reviews the #Cannes2022 #UnCertainRegard winner from Lise Akoka & Romane Gueret: https://awfj.org/blog/2023/03/18/movie-of-the-week-march-24-2023-the-worst-ones/

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