antoniomcafee Reviews

Is That Black Enough for You?!? (2022)

Encyclopedic Brilliance

[10/10 · 18 November 2022]

A brilliant encyclopedic survey of black cinema. The interviews are revealing and entertaining. There is a lot that is covered and it is organized well. I will be referring to this documentary repeatedly to watch films I haven't seen and never heard of. This film coupled with the black horror film documentary "Horror Noir" will feed the curious mind, enthralled by black cinema and its progression.

One of the more unexpected aspects is it's inclusion of experimental films, from animation to split screen. There is minimal focus on this but it does highlight ambitious storytelling and filmmakers responses to a restrictive system.

Watchmen (2019)

Brilliant

[10/10 · 1 February 2020]

One of the more brilliant, imaginative shows I've seen. It is a very fascinating out-of-the-box take on historical, contemporary, and sci-fi storytelling. Definitely, worth watching a second time to pick up on dialogue, introduction of characters, and characters' motivations which seemed slight the first time. On top of all this, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross create the original music (3 volume soundtrack) and Liza Richardson is the music supervisor. If you are not into white supremacists being villians this may not be the show for you.