It’s been a while, I know, but I’ve been reading tons of responses to the movie based on the romantic novel Me Before You and I wanted to post some of my favorites before the movie premieres on Friday. This… Read more »
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The Book of Negroes E6
Aminata is home. As we all know home is a place you can never go again, things are about to radically change. Arriving in Sierra Leone, Aminata discovers the British are once again long on good intentions and short on… Read more »
The Book of Negroes E5
Canada has a reputation in America as being a traditional safe haven. Slaves, draft dodgers, whatever, Canada is known as the land of polite refuge. E5 is here to blow that up. Aminata arrives in Nova Scotia pregnant, alone and… Read more »
The Book of Negroes E3 and E4
When we closed E2 all trust between Lindo and Aminata had been broken by his conspiracy with Appleby. Arriving in New York, Aminata is shocked to discover a community of free blacks. In addition to the shanty town, the inn Lindo… Read more »
The Book of Negroes E2
In Episode 2 Aminata Diallo is all grown up and attracting the master’s notice. (It’s going to be difficult to be vague about this episode because it sets up the major relationship arcs for the whole series.) In E1 we… Read more »
The Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill E1
As I’m still not reading I’ve been catching up on television. @ReignofApril was tweeting about B.E.T.’s adaptation of Lawrence Hill’s novel The Book of Negroes (published in America as Someone Knows My Name) so I set the TiVo. I remember… Read more »
ABC’s Fresh Off The Boat E1 to 4
Fresh Off The Boat is a television series based on Eddie Huang’s autobiographical book. Initially I skipped it because F.O.B. only has racist connotations in my community. The previews focused on stereotypical comedic setups and ABC hasn’t had the best… Read more »
Big Hero 6
Having paid no attention to the advance promotion I wasn’t sure what to expect from Big Hero 6. While it doesn’t rise to Pixar levels of emotional involvement, it’s one of Disney’s best films in a very long time. (Scratch that… Read more »
A Band Called Death
I am so late to the Death party. Super late. Late enough that I’m pretty sure you’re saying “How did you not know about this?” Whatever – just in case you haven’t arrived yet, let me walk you in. In 1974… Read more »
How To (Not) Train Your Dragon 2
Sometimes you see a sequel so incredibly bad it ruins the first film. How to Train Your Dragon 2 hits that hard. Standing in the ashes is a tired tale of the One True Boy and his Peaceful Nation. Plus racism. Remember… Read more »
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