80% (3)  Sorry to Bother You  111 min,  R,  [Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi]  [Boots Riley]  [13 Jul 2018]
Ratings & Reviews:  IMDb Reviews: 70%,   Rotten Tomatoes: 93%,   Metacritic: 80%,   External Reviews
Awards:  1 nomination.
Actors:  Jermaine Fowler, Lakeith Stanfield, Omari Hardwick, Tessa Thompson
Writer:  Boots Riley
External Links:  Rotten Tomatoes  IMDb  Website     Language:  English    Country:  USA
Plot:  In an alternate present-day version of Oakland, telemarketer Cassius Green discovers a magical key to professional success, propelling him into a universe of greed.
Rotten Tomatoes:   In an alternate present-day version of Oakland, black telemarketer Cassius Green (Lakeith Stanfield) discovers a magical key to professional success, which propels him into a macabre universe of "powercalling" that leads to material glory. But the upswing in Cassius' career raises serious red flags with his girlfriend Detroit (Tessa Thompson), a performance artist and minimum-wage striver who's secretly part of a Banksy-style activist collective. As his friends and co-workers organize in protest of corporate oppression, Cassius falls under the spell of his company's cocaine-snorting CEO Steve Lift (Armie Hammer), who offers him a salary beyond his wildest dreams.
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74% (3)  The Incredible Jessica James  85 min,  TV-MA,  [Comedy]  [Jim Strouse]  [28 Jul 2017]
Ratings & Reviews:  IMDb Reviews: 65%,   Rotten Tomatoes: 88%,   Metacritic: 72%,   External Reviews
Awards:  3 nominations.
Actors:  Jessica Williams, Chris O'Dowd, Lakeith Stanfield, Noël Wells
Writer:  Jim Strouse
External Links:  Rotten Tomatoes  IMDb     Language:  English    Country:  USA
Plot:  An aspiring playwright in New York strikes up a friendship with a guy while on the rebound from a break-up.
Rotten Tomatoes:   An aspiring NYC playwright (Jessica Williams) gets over a painful breakup by bonding with a man who was also recently dumped (Chris O'Dowd). LaKeith Stanfield and Noël Wells co-star. Written and directed by James C. Strouse.
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48% (3)  The Girl in the Spider's Web  117 min,  R,  [Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller]  [Fede Alvarez]  [09 Nov 2018]
Ratings & Reviews:  IMDb Reviews: 61%,   Rotten Tomatoes: 40%,   Metacritic: 43%,   External Reviews
Actors:  Beau Gadsdon, Claire Foy, Lakeith Stanfield, Sverrir Gudnason
Writer:  David Lagercrantz (based on the novel by), Stieg Larsson (with characters introduced in the Millenium series by), Jay Basu (screenplay by), Fede Alvarez (screenplay by), Steven Knight (screenplay by)
External Links:  Wikipedia  Rotten Tomatoes  IMDb     Language:  English    Country:  Germany, Sweden, USA
Plot:  Young computer hacker Lisbeth Salander and journalist Mikael Blomkvist find themselves caught in a web of spies, cybercriminals and corrupt government officials.
Rotten Tomatoes:   Lisbeth Salander, the cult figure and title character of the acclaimed Millennium book series created by Stieg Larsson, will return to the screen in The Girl in the Spider's Web, a first-time adaptation of the recent global bestseller.
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41% (3)  Death Note  101 min,  TV-MA,  [Adventure, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller]  [Adam Wingard]  [25 Aug 2017]
Ratings & Reviews:  IMDb Reviews: 45%,   Rotten Tomatoes: 37%,   Metacritic: 43%,   External Reviews
Actors:  LaKeith Stanfield, Margaret Qualley, Nat Wolff, Shea Whigham
Writer:  Charley Parlapanides (screenplay by), Vlas Parlapanides (screenplay by), Jeremy Slater (screenplay by), Tsugumi Ôba (based on "Death Note" by: In Shonen Jump), Takeshi Obata (based on "Death Note" by: In Shonen Jump)
External Links:  Rotten Tomatoes  IMDb     Language:  English, Japanese, Spanish    Country:  USA
Plot:  Light Turner, a bright student, stumbles across a mystical notebook that has the power to kill any person whose name he writes in it. Light decides to launch a secret crusade to rid the streets of criminals. Soon, the student-turned-vigilante finds himself pursued by a famous detective known only by the alias L.
Rotten Tomatoes:   Light Turner, a bright student who stumbles across a mystical notebook that has the power to kill any person whose name he writes in it. Light decides to launch a secret crusade to rid the streets of criminals. Soon, the student-turned-vigilante finds himself pursued by a famous detective known only by the alias L.
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64% (2)  Miles Ahead  100 min,  R,  [Biography, Drama, Music, Romance]  [Don Cheadle]  [22 Apr 2016]
Ratings & Reviews:  IMDb Reviews: 64%,   Metacritic: 64%,   External Reviews
Awards:  2 wins & 12 nominations.
Actors:  Don Cheadle, Emayatzy Corinealdi, Ewan McGregor, LaKeith Stanfield
Writer:  Steven Baigelman (screenplay), Don Cheadle (screenplay), Steven Baigelman (story), Don Cheadle (story), Stephen J. Rivele (story), Christopher Wilkinson (story)
External Links:  IMDb     Language:  English    Country:  USA
Plot:  An exploration of the life and music of Miles Davis.
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