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Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire 2009
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I liked this movie. It ran a little long and tried to do to much, but I didn't see the plot twist coming and the acting was very good.

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Ip Man

This isn't a superhero movie. The main character's name is Ip Man and he was Bruce Lee's teacher.

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Ong bak 2

If you like karate movies, this is the one.

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Something is killing tate

This movie is about a young black man named Tate who has a wonderful fiance and a decent life, but he is not happy and seems to be trying to destroy it all.

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Steppin: The Movie

Don't see it. This movie is bad. If you want to see how bad order below:

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Sin Nombre

Critics have been calling this the best movie of the year and it was pretty good. It is about a young maybe 17-18 year old boy named Willy who has grown up in a large violent gang in Mexico....
Skin

Skin is about a woman in apartheid era South Africa who is born black to two white parents. She is played by Sophie Okonedo from Hotel Rwanda and Secret Life of Bees. In the movie she is actually...
Chop Shop

A movie about a young Latin orphan who lives in a rundown car repair place in New York and his love for his sister. In this movie a young boy named Alejandro with no family except his sister is...
Goodbye Solo

This movie is about a friendly Senegalese cab driver named Solo who talks street slang with an African accent. You probably haven't seen many movies with this character.

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Rabbit-Proof Fence

This is a movie based on the book Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence by Doris Pilkington Garimara.

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I Can Do Bad All By Myself

Tyler Perry's new movie is pretty good. His movies have always been a little heavy handed on the dialogue, like a play, and have Madea running through many of them acting silly, but this one is a...
American Violet

A story about a young mother of 4 who is falsely arrested for selling drugs. This story highlights the practice in Texas where a person could be arrested and held in prison with one person...
Imagine That

I hadn't heard of this movie when it came out. When I watched it the other day I was surprised that it wasn't that bad. It is a straight forward learn your lesson about not paying attention to...
the list

I got this movie on DVD for cheap from like a dollar store or something. I saw it had a label at the top that said it was part of the American Black Film Festival (ABFF) DVD Series, this didn't...
4 Minutes

I saw this movie at the premiere in Winter Garden held by Grassroots Productions and Funding. You can check out our coverage of that event here:...
President of Diverse receives the Take Pride in America Award

Erik Denson a certified Professional Association of Dive Instructors divemaster and president of the local DIVERSe Diving organization recently received a 2009 National "Take Pride in America"...
The Love of Money

A TV mini-series in the UK that explores the causes of the financial crash in 2008. They interview all of the major players from Alan Greenspan, Warren Buffet, Hank Paulson, Robert Reich, to...
The Ascent of Money

A TV mini-series on from UK partially aired on PBS and worth checking out. It shows how financial markets started and how they are all the reflection of the human beings in them and become...
Where is the Backlash to the Backlash?

Eight months into Barack Obama's inauguration and there is a terrible backlash against him as someone who has ruined the country and is leading us to a great fall. This backlash is unprecedented...