Barry Jenkins on Balancing a Love Story and Social Commentary, James Baldwin, and the Various Forms of Love in ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’
Barry Jenkins has another fantastic film on his hands with his latest, If Beale Street Could Talk. This follow-up to the Oscar-winning Moonlight is moving, the cinematography is vivid and…
‘Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald’ Review: A Charmless and Messy Film
Let’s get this out of the way. David Yates was never the the best director the Harry Potter series had. His direction always managed to miss the character beats, the…
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