Some not-new movies worth watching this weekend, a thread:
The Hate U Give (on iTunes, Amazon, etc): https://www.vox.com/culture/2018/9/9/17834496/hate-u-give-review-amandla-stenberg">https://www.vox.com/culture/2...
The Hate U Give is equal parts coming-of-age drama and Black Lives Matter primer. It’s terrific.

The best-selling novel makes for a riveting, funny, incisive big-screen drama anchored by outstanding performances.

https://www.votwitter.com/culture/2018/9/9/17834496/hate-u-give-review-amandla-stenberg
Just Mercy (on iTunes, Amazon, etc): https://www.vox.com/culture/2019/9/8/20854598/just-mercy-review-michael-b-jordan-jamie-foxx-bryan-stevenson">https://www.vox.com/culture/2...
Just Mercy is a powerful argument against the death penalty

The film — based on Bryan Stevenson’s book and starring Michael B. Jordan and Jamie Foxx — is flawed but vital.

https://www.votwitter.com/culture/2019/9/8/20854598/just-mercy-review-michael-b-jordan-jamie-foxx-bryan-stevenson
I Am Not Your Negro (on iTunes, Amazon, etc, and also Kanopy): https://www.vox.com/2017/10/26/18097639/15-best-documentaries-to-stream-right-now-i-am-not-your-negro-james-baldwin">https://www.vox.com/2017/10/2...
I Am Not Your Negro

A vital, uncomfortable guide to America through James Baldwin’s eyes (Amazon)

https://www.votwitter.com/2017/10/26/18097639/15-best-documentaries-to-stream-right-now-i-am-not-your-negro-james-baldwin
When They See Us (on Netflix): https://www.vox.com/culture/2019/6/2/18646523/when-they-see-us-donald-trump-central-park-five-netflix-ava-duvernay">https://www.vox.com/culture/2...
Ava DuVernay uses real history to damn the present in Netflix’s When They See Us

Trump’s involvement in the case — and refusal to change his mind — is just a cipher for America.

https://www.votwitter.com/culture/2019/6/2/18646523/when-they-see-us-donald-trump-central-park-five-netflix-ava-duvernay
Selma (on iTunes, Amazon, etc): https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2014/december-web-only/selma.html">https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2014/d...
Selma

Masterful, compelling, confessional, necessary viewing.

https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2014/december-web-only/selma.html
13th (on Netflix): https://www.vox.com/2016/10/7/13057508/13th-movie-review-ava-duvernay-mass-incarceration">https://www.vox.com/2016/10/7...
Ava DuVernay's new Netflix documentary traces a damning line between slavery and mass incarceration

13th is a blistering, engaging must-see.

https://www.votwitter.com/2016/10/7/13057508/13th-movie-review-ava-duvernay-mass-incarceration
Clemency (on Amazon, YouTube, etc): https://www.vox.com/culture/2019/4/3/18281371/new-directors-new-films-2019-clemency-share-honeyland-plagiarists-monos-slavic-midnight-family">https://www.vox.com/culture/2...
7 exciting movies from emerging directors to watch for in 2019

These filmmakers made waves at the latest New Directors/New Films festival.

https://www.votwitter.com/culture/2019/4/3/18281371/new-directors-new-films-2019-clemency-share-honeyland-plagiarists-monos-slavic-midnight-family
Do The Right Thing (on Amazon, iTunes, etc) https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/05/movies/do-the-right-thing-spike-lee.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/0...
Why ‘Do the Right Thing’ Is Still a Great Movie

Our critics and readers chilled out watching Spike Lee, Rosie Perez and Danny Aiello heat up. And that’s the triple truth, Ruth.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/05/movies/do-the-right-thing-spike-lee.html
If Beale Street Could Talk (streaming on Hulu, also on Amazon, iTunes, etc): https://www.vox.com/2018/9/18/17853434/if-beale-street-could-talk-review-barry-jenkins-james-baldwin">https://www.vox.com/2018/9/18...
If Beale Street Could Talk adapts James Baldwin’s novel into a haunting, gorgeous film

Barry Jenkins follows up Moonlight with a lush and devastating movie.

https://www.votwitter.com/2018/9/18/17853434/if-beale-street-could-talk-review-barry-jenkins-james-baldwin
Whose Streets (streaming on Hulu, also on Amazon, iTunes, etc) https://www.vox.com/culture/2017/8/17/16143474/detroit-whose-streets-racial-justice-film">https://www.vox.com/culture/2...
Can film inspire productive conversations about racial justice? 2 recent ones are trying.

Detroit and Whose Streets? reveal the moral chasm that opens when films grapple with systemic racism.

https://www.votwitter.com/culture/2017/8/17/16143474/detroit-whose-streets-racial-justice-film
The Force (streaming on Netflix, also on iTunes, Amazon, etc) https://www.vox.com/culture/2017/3/8/14842580/true-false-2017-documentaries-fiction">https://www.vox.com/culture/2...
7 documentaries from the True/False Film Festival that challenge how we perceive reality

The world is more complicated than we think.

https://www.votwitter.com/culture/2017/3/8/14842580/true-false-2017-documentaries-fiction
Law and Order (on Kanopy): https://www.screenslate.com/features/413?mc_cid=9977417198&mc_eid=0e242791c0">https://www.screenslate.com/features/...
Law and Order | Featured Screening | Screen Slate

The Police Tapes (1977), which follows cops from a South Bronx precinct going about a routine that they explicitly describe as colonial, was a precursor to Cops (1989–present), which would take a...

https://www.screenslate.com/features/413?mc_cid=9977417198&mc_eid=0e242791c0
The Innocence Files (on Netflix): https://www.vox.com/culture/2020/4/16/21222263/the-innocence-files-netflix-review">https://www.vox.com/culture/2...
The Innocence Files explores wrongful convictions. It’s the best kind of true crime.

The nine-part Netflix series explores the stories of people freed from prison.

https://www.votwitter.com/culture/2020/4/16/21222263/the-innocence-files-netflix-review
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