As of June 2026, David Fortune's film Color Book is streaming on Netflix. It's a beautiful film about fatherhood, surviving grief, and love. If you enjoy beautiful films with an engaging story and heart, David Fortune's Color Book is worth watching. Let's discuss...
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My dear mother passed away in July 2023, after living with cancer for over twenty years. I miss her dearly. Sometimes, rewatching movies we both enjoyed is my way of remembering good times. Recently, I thought about A Soldier's Story (1984 film). We watched the movie over and over again and quoted lines to each other. A few months before she died, I invited her to see the live play at a local theater. She was not feeling well, so she suggested I take my brother instead. Like Sinners (2025), A Soldier's Story is set during the era of Jim Crow, segregation of Black people in the United States. Both prominent characters in the films are from Mississippi. However, the villain in A Soldier's Story was not an Irish vampire promising "Fellowship and Love." Let's discuss.....
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Sinners film (2025) Rated-R, Written and Directed by Ryan Coogler and starring Michael B. Jordan.(Courtesy of Wikipedia)
Written: April 2026
Update: Congratulations on winning 4 Academy Awards!
On the way home from watching Sinners (2025), written and directed by Ryan Coogler and starring Michael B Jordan, I felt a flood of conflicting emotions. I was shaking as I cried, laughed and pondered the layered story. I saw it at a full house movie theater of people who were invested in watching the story unfold because the only sounds I heard were screams, laughter and applause. As of this writing, I have seen the movie ten times in the theater. This is what movies are supposed to be about - a community experience. I will not expose the plot of this film because it is best to see it for yourself. If you like good movies, then you will probably like this good movie. But, Sinners is not just a movie experience to only entertain because there is an underlining theme which will mean different things to different people. The story is multi-layered which is unfortunately rare in movies now days. I left the movie thinking about how I can enjoy every moment of my life and that I should be careful who I invite inside my life because some people are human vampires. Let's discuss....
Hope is defined as "a feeling of expectation and desire for certain things to happen." In the film, The Shawshank Redemption, Andy Dufresne maintained hope for a better life even though he was convicted of a crime he did not commit and forced to endure 19 years of confinement in a dangerous prison. The film is also a story about hope versus despair, which utilizes inspiration from the Hero's Journey and the Bible. It is celebrated as one of the best movies ever made even though it was not a box office hit. A popular line from the movie, "Get busy living, or get busy dying" is about the options we have in life. It is possible to be alive, but not live. The choice is up to you. Andy's character encourages you to have hope and pursue the life you believe you deserve. Let's discuss...
Two Distant Strangers is a 2020 Academy Award winning short
film written by Travon Free. As of June
2023, the film is streaming on Netflix. Even though the running time is only 32 minutes long, the short film tells a fully developed story and leaves a lasting
impact for days after viewing. Two Distant Strangers explores relatable themes about
power, free will, control, déjà vu, police brutality and racism. Why are these
types of stories important and need to be seen? In his article, How Stories Change the Brain, Paul Zak states “…stories are an effective way to transmit important
information and values from one individual community to the next.” Let’s discuss….