I Am Slave (2010)

I Am Slave (2010)

When you see the title and see the sad but beautiful black woman on the poster your first inclination will be to write it off as the African American cotton experience retold on a modern set. This is not the case though folks as it is modern day London and the masters aren’t white rednecks from the south, they are brown (Arabic?) aristocrats and the slave...

M.Butterfly (1993)

M.Butterfly (1993)

Probably one of the most beautiful tragedies I have ever witnessed on the silver screen, M. Butterfly is a story about one Rene Gallimard (Jeremy Irons), who is an accountant turned diplomat that falls madly in love with a Chinese Opera singer Song Liling (John Lone). The opera singer remains mostly unnamed throughout the story, so for the sake of this review,...

Coach Carter

Coach Carter

Coach Carter is a movie about a coach who is willing to place respect and character above the game and the ego it brings, he is fought by everyone for sticking to his principles but is able to help a basketball team rise from the dark future and into one of self-discipline and success. Of course we all knew that this movie was not going to provide any...