MV5BNzQxNTIyODAxMV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwNzQyMDA3OTE@._V1_.jpg — Moonlight (2016)

Directed by: Barry Jenkins
Starring: Mahershala Ali, Naomie Harris, Trevante Rhodes, Alex Hibbert, Janelle Monae, Ashton Sanders
Rated: R for Some Sexuality, Drug Use, Brief Violence, and Language Throughout
Running Time: 1 h 51 m
TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Directing, Writing, Cinematography, Acting, Themes and Message
WEAKNESSES: -

Moonlight (2016)

July 5, 2019

A closeted gay black man in a rough neighborhood in Miami struggles to define who he is and what that means over the course of his life.

bs 1.jpg — If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)

Directed By: Barry Jenkins
Starring: Kiki Layne, Stephan James, Regina King, Tayonna Parris, Coleman Domingo, Diego Luna, Dave Franco
Rated: R
Run Time: 1h 59m
TMM Score: 5
Strengths: Story, Acting, Cinematography
Weakness: None

If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)

July 3, 2019

In 1970’s Harlem, Tish and Fonny, a young couple, bind their souls to each other with love, though the world seems hell-bent on breaking that bond.