Tag: civil rights

Film review: ‘TILL’, by Nick Gardener from ‘Built For Speed’

While the film is set in 1955, the issues explored in the often-confronting civil rights drama Till resonate powerfully today.  This is the true story of African American woman Mamie Till-Mobley (Danielle Deadwyler) who sought justice for her 14-year-old son Emmett (Jalyn Hall) who was abducted and killed while visiting cousins In Mississippi. The film begins in fairly sedate and

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Film review: HIDDEN FIGURES, from ‘Built For Speed’

Intertwining a civil rights story with the early 1960’s space race, Hidden Figures might at first glance seem like a hybrid of The Help and Apollo 13 and while it’s at times formulaic and set within a sunny 1960s milieu worthy of Ron Howard, it contains an important and uplifting story. Based on actual events, Hidden Figures traces the careers of

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