ORWAV’s Top 20 Films of 2019: #6 – If Beale Street Could Talk Sophie Maxwell December 30, 2019 Analysis, Features, Top 10 ‘Every black person born in America was born on Beale Street, born in the black neighbourhood of some American city, whether in Jackson, Mississippi, or in Harlem, New York. Beale Street is our legacy. This...
If Beale Street Could Talk – Review Rhys Handley February 8, 2019 Reviews This review was originally published as part of our London Film Festival coverage on 21/10/2018. New York in Barry Jenkins’ If Beale Street Could Talk is pulsating, alive and wholly authentic – populated...
If Beale Street Could Talk – LFF 2018 review Rhys Handley October 21, 2018 Reviews New York in Barry Jenkins’ If Beale Street Could Talk is pulsating, alive and wholly authentic – populated with little fanfare by people of all shades. Following up Moonlight – a watershed achievement...
Top 20 Films of 2017: #2 – Moonlight Rhys Handley December 30, 2017 Analysis, Features, Top 10 In 2017, differences of perspective mutated into an aggressive disruption of common truth. Facts are no longer sacred in societal discourse, meaning philosophical debate is now often a battle over the...
Team Talk – Moonlight Louise Burrell February 19, 2017 Reviews With 8 Oscar nominations under its belt, Moonlight has quickly become a real competitor against the likes of La La Land. Offering a look at the complexities of modern day masculinity in situations of high...
Moonlight And The Performativity Of Masculinity Stephanie Watts February 17, 2017 Analysis, Close-Up, Features Barry Jenkins' Moonlight explores the life of Chiron - a black gay man in a rough Miami neighbourhood - across three periods in his life. He's taken in by a well-meaning couple (played by Mahershala Ali and...
