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Green Book – A Movie Review

April 14, 2019 B. John 407 Views 0 Comments Biography, Comedy, Drama, Mahershala Ali, Peter Farrelly, Viggo Mortensen

In 1962, Tony “Tony Lip” Vallelonga, a tough bouncer, is looking for work when his nightclub is closed for renovations. The most promising offer turns out to be the driver for the African-American classical pianist Don Shirley for a concert tour into the Deep South states. Based on the true-life story, ‘Green Book’ is a surprise effort by Writer-Director Peter Farrelly, who is known for madcap comedies delivers a more sensitive and slower-paced film than his usual fare and delivers a road-film that explores friendship and racism in a thoughtful way. I liked it a lot.

Culture Movies

Moonlight-A Movie Review

May 19, 2017May 21, 2017 B. John 334 Views 0 Comments Alex R. Hibbert, Barry Jenkins, Drama, Duan Sanderson, Mahershala Ali, Shariff Earp, Tarell Alvin McCraney

Three time periods – young adolescence, mid-teen and young adult – in the life of black-American Chiron is presented. When a child, Chiron lives with his single, crack addict mother Paula in a crime ridden neighborhood in Miami. Chiron is a shy, withdrawn child largely due to his small size and being neglected by his mother, who is more concerned about getting her fixes and satisfying her carnal needs than taking care of him. Because of these issues, Chiron is bullied, the slurs hurled at him which he doesn’t understand beyond knowing that they are meant to be hurtful.