Film Series: Small Axe (2020)

Director: Steve McQueen (12 Years a Slave)

Starring: John Boyega (Star Wars), Letitia Wright (Black Panther)

Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime

Rating: R

Genre: Drama

Film: Black Panther (2018)

Director: Ryan Coogler (Creed, Fruitvale Station)

Starring: Chadwick Boseman (42, Get On Up), Michael B. Jordan (Creed, Fruitvale Station), Lupita Nyong’o (12 Years a Slave, Us)

Streaming Platform: Disney+

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 134 minutes

Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Film: One Night in Miami [2021]

Director: Regina King (Watchmen, If Beale Street Could Talk)

Starring: Leslie Odom Jr. (Hamilton), Kingsley Ben-Adir (High Fidelity), Eli Goree (Race), Aldis Hodge (Straight Outta Compton)

Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime

Rating: R

Runtime: 114 minutes

Genre: Drama

Note: This is entry 2 of 4 in our film review series in celebration of Black History Month.

Film: Soul [2020] 

Directors: Pete Doctor (Inside Out, Up, Monsters Inc.) and Kemp Powers (One Night in Miami)

Starring: Jamie Foxx (Ray, Collateral), Tina Fey (SNL, 30 Rock)  

Streaming Platform: Disney+

Rating: PG

Length: 100 minutes

Genres: Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Spoiler Warning: Some minor plot details are discussed in this review. Nothing is revealed beyond the information provided in the movie trailer.

Film: Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)

Director: Taika Waititi (Jojo Rabbit, What We Do in the Shadows, Thor: Ragnarok)

Starring: Sam Neill (Jurassic Park), Julian Dennison (Deadpool 2), Rachel House (Moana)

Streaming Platform: Netflix

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 101 minutes

Genres: Comedy, Adventure, Drama