- Messages
- 2,328
- Reaction score
- 793
- Trophy Points
- 123
All the Way (2016)
Of the two films in 2016 chronicling Lyndon B. Johnson's presidency, this seems to be the better one. A compelling portrait of a man pushing hard to get transformative civil rights laws passed, but it's really Cranston's performance that's the most transformative.
42 (2013)
Chadwick Boseman's best film, where he portrays Jackie Robinson's crossing of the color line in baseball to play #42 for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Strong performances and a balanced, not-too-preachy hand on the tiller from Brian Helgeland.
Within Our Gates (1920)
The oldest surviving feature film from a black director isn't all that great, but it's pretty damn bold. Does not flinch from showing the reality of African-American life in the Jim Crow era, though the story is muddled and the production simplistic.
Of the two films in 2016 chronicling Lyndon B. Johnson's presidency, this seems to be the better one. A compelling portrait of a man pushing hard to get transformative civil rights laws passed, but it's really Cranston's performance that's the most transformative.
42 (2013)
Chadwick Boseman's best film, where he portrays Jackie Robinson's crossing of the color line in baseball to play #42 for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Strong performances and a balanced, not-too-preachy hand on the tiller from Brian Helgeland.
Within Our Gates (1920)
The oldest surviving feature film from a black director isn't all that great, but it's pretty damn bold. Does not flinch from showing the reality of African-American life in the Jim Crow era, though the story is muddled and the production simplistic.