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Jordan Peele and More Directors Eager to Cast John Boyega After Protest Speech: ‘We Got You’ | IndieWire

June 11, 2020June 11, 2020Criminal Justice Reform

Edgar Wright says he would work with the “Star Wars” actor “in a heartbeat.” By Zack Sharf, IndieWire Major Hollywood directors such as Jordan Peele, Edgar Wright, and Guillermo del Toro are standing up for John Boyega after the “Star Wars” actor gave an impassioned speech at a June 3 Black Lives Matter protest in London’s Hyde Park. Part of Boyega’s […]

Review: In ‘Detroit,’ Black Lives Caught in a Prehistory of the Alt-Right | The New York Times

August 2, 2017August 2, 2017African American Cinema, African American History ...

Racial slurs fly fast and furious in Kathryn Bigelow’s “Detroit,” but the most troubling and divisive words uttered onscreen are variations on the simple pronouns “they” and “them.”