One of the first movies made in quarantine, Sam Levinson’s latest project with Zendaya exhibits many of the problems facing the film industry.
Kelli Weston
Kelli Weston is a film critic based in London, and specializes
in black cinema and Gothic fictions. She received her MA in Film, Television and Screen Media from Birkbeck, University of London.
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The Inspiring Story of Michelle Obama, and Its Limitations
Based on the former First Lady’s memoir, the documentary Becoming advances the Obama family’s skillfully crafted image, while unintentionally revealing some of its contradictions.
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Separating the Man From the Myth of Diego Maradona
Asif Kapadia completes his trilogy of documentaries on fame with a portrait of the notorious footballer.
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What New Yorkers Are Too Afraid to Say About the Future and Climate Change
In the documentary The Hottest August, director Brett Story interviews sweaty bystanders about how the world is changing.
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Black American Cinema of the ’90s Was Filled with Promise
Revisiting the movies made by Black American filmmakers, which could only really be fully appreciated decades later.
