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Searching for Catharsis
Searching for Catharsis

Ava Duvernay’s new four-part Netlfix offering When They See Us is no easy watch. But art that is both painful and powerful is sometimes needed.

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Ade AdenijiWhen They See Us, Netflix, Netflix Originals, Ava Duvernay, Central Park Five, Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, NABJLA, Requiem for a Dream, Antron McCray, Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana, Kevin Richardson, Korey Wise, Jharrel Jerome, New York, New York City, Trisha Meili, Felicity Huffman, John Leguizamo, George Stinney Jr., Attica Locke, Blair Underwood, Aunjanue Ellis, Linda Fairstein, Harlem, 13th, Niecy Nash, Rotten TomatoesComment
Hoop (as Political Thriller) Dreams
Hoop (as Political Thriller) Dreams

Netflix’s new offering High Flying Bird, presents a world of basketball but is light on scenes that actually depict basketball. How does the well-reviewed flick actually stack up?

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