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The Top 10 Best Systemic Racism Movies

June 4, 2020June 9, 2020 Patrick Sessoms Andre Braugher, based on a true story, Brock Peters, Civil War, coach, cops, courtroom, Daniel Kaluuya, Denzel Washington, football, Gregory Peck, Janelle Monáe, Jordan Peele, Katharine Hepburn, lawyers, Matthew Broderick, Michael B. Jordan, Morgan Freeman, Octavia Spencer, protest, racism, servents, Sidney Poitier, slavery, soldiers, Spencer Tracy, systemic racism, Taraji P. Henson

Looking to Educate Yourself? Check Out these Systemic Racism Movies! Gather round boys and girls for another lesson via cinema!

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The Last Full Measure (Review)

February 1, 2020August 5, 2021 Patrick Sessoms based on a true story, Ed Harris, Peter Fonda, Samuel L. Jackson, Sebastian Stan, Todd Robinson, Vietnam War, William Hurt

The Last Full Measure is the story of an American hero who sacrificed everything for the sake of his comrades.

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Bombshell (Review)

December 21, 2019December 21, 2019 Patrick Sessoms based on a true story, Charlize Theron, John Lithgow, Margot Robbie, Nicole Kidman, reporters, sexual abuse, sexual harassment

Bombshell Might Not Dig as Deep as it should, but it Brings an Important Topic to the Limelight. I can’t

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Richard Jewell (Review)

December 14, 2019December 14, 2019 Patrick Sessoms based on a true story, Clint Eastwood, FBI, John Hamm, Kathy Bates, lawyers, Olivia Wilde, Paul Walter Hauser, reporter, Sam Rockwell, terrorism

Richard Jewell is the Story of a Hero Who Became a Victim. On the surface, Richard Jewell seems like a

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The Irishman (Review)

December 9, 2019December 9, 2019 Patrick Sessoms Al Pacino, based on a true story, Joe Pesci, Mafia, Martin Scorsese, mobster, organized crime, Robert De Niro

Feelings About Scorsese Aside, The Irishman is Brilliant. Before I really get into The Irishman, I have to say that

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A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (Review)

November 22, 2019November 22, 2019 Patrick Sessoms based on a true story, Marielle Heller, Matthew Rhys, Tom Hanks, toxic masculenity

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood is A Movie that We Need Right Now. These days, it seems like the

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Ford v Ferrari (Review)

November 15, 2019November 15, 2019 Patrick Sessoms based on a true story, Christian Bale, driver, drivers, James Manigold, Matt Damon, race, race car, racing

Ford v Ferrari is a Well Oiled Machine in the Hands of an Expert Driver. Fall is upon us and

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Hotel Mumbai (Review)

April 7, 2019April 6, 2019 Patrick Sessoms Anthony Maras, Armie Hammer, based on a true story, Dev Patel, Jason Issac, Nazanin Boniadi, terrorism

Hotel Mumbai Showcases the Best and Worst of Humanity. Hotel Mumbai is a gut punch of a film. I can’t

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BlacKkKlansman (Review)

August 10, 2018June 4, 2020 Patrick Sessoms Adam Driver, based on a true story, comedy, diversity, Jasper Pääkkönen, John David Washington, Jordan Peele, Paul Walter Hauser, people of color, Ryan Eggold, Spike Lee, true story, woke

BlacKkKlansman is an Embarrassment… For the Ku Klux Klan! If the Academy doesn’t recognize BlackKkKlansman this year, then there really

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Stranger Than Fiction: Movies Based on “A True Story”

August 8, 2018August 13, 2018 Patrick Sessoms action, adaptation, based on a true story, comedy, true story

There have been a lot of crazy movies out there, but some of the strangest are the ones “based on

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Tag (Review)

June 15, 2018September 9, 2018 Patrick Sessoms based on a true story, comedy, funny, Jeremy Renner, Jon Hamm

Tag Reminds Us “We Don’t Stop Playing Because We Grow Old; We Grow Old Because We Stop Playing” I’ll admit

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The Disaster Artist (Review)

December 11, 2017September 8, 2018 Patrick Sessoms adaptation, based on a true story, comedy, David Franco, drama, filmmaking, James Franco, movie about filmmaking, The Room, Tommy Wiseau

The Disaster Artist is the Comedy of 2017 For those who have had the experience of sitting through The Room

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