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DOPE is Genius

July 3, 2015 By 2 Comments

DOPE is Genius

DOPE is a provocative blend of gritty realism, gentle compassion, and piercing social satire that is so unlike anything that has come before that its maker, Rick Famuyima, may have just invented a new cinematic sub-genre in the spirit, and brilliance, of the Coen Brothers’ FARGO.  Boldly venturing into issues of identity, class, gender, sexuality,… Read More »

Tagged With: cinema, class issues, DOPE, film, geek culture, gender issue, hip-hop, movie, narrative, race relations, Rick Famuyima, social satire, The Bottoms

TALK TO ME

October 21, 2014 By Leave a Comment

TALK TO ME

“Wake up, God damn it!” is how TALK TO ME begins and that’s exactly what is going to happen to its lead characters, the people in their orbit, and the entire city of Washington D.C. The story may be formulaic, albeit based on actual events, but stars Don Cheadle and Chiwetel Ejiofor take charge of… Read More »

Tagged With: 1960s, African-American, based on a true story, Chiwitel Ejiofor, Don Cheadle, drama, history, Kasi Lemmons, keeping it real, music budget, narrative, Petey Green, protest, race relations, revolution, talk radio, Washington D.C.

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