AwardsWatch - just mercy

51st NAACP Image Awards: Lizzo named Entertainer of the Year; Beyoncé, Marsai Martin, ‘Just Mercy’ big winners

Erik Anderson February 22, 2020

Lizzo was named Entertainer of the Year at the 51st NAACP Image Awards tonight and also took home Outstanding Music Video/Visual Album. The two-hour live... Read More

Box Office Analysis (Jan. 10-12) – ‘1917’ is no bomb but ‘Underwater’ drowns

Jonathan Boehle January 12, 2020

2020 saw its first breakout opening in the form of a 2019 holdover with 1917, which opened above almost all expectations to a $36.5 million weekend... Read More

Black Reel Nominations: 'Queen & Slim' and 'Us' dominate

Erik Anderson December 13, 2019

Newcomer Kelvin Harrison Jr., earns three individual nominations for Luce and Waves; three women nominated for Outstanding Director The gripping story of a couple on... Read More

African American Film Critics Association winners: 'Us,' 'Dolemite, 'Waves' and more

Erik Anderson December 10, 2019

The African American Film Critics Association has chosen Jordan Peele’s blockbuster social thriller Us as the Best Film of 2019, also giving the film Best... Read More

‘Just Mercy,’ ‘The Two Popes’ win Mill Valley Film Festival Audience Awards

Erik Anderson October 15, 2019

Destin Daniel Cretton’s Just Mercy, starring Michael B. Jordan and Academy Award winner Jamie Foxx, was chosen as the overall favorite among the 42nd Mill... Read More

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‘Just Mercy’ to open 9th Napa Valley Film Festival

Erik Anderson October 10, 2019

Clemency, Ford v Ferrari and Portrait of a Lady on Fire also set for the 9th annual NVFF Napa, California (October 10, 2019) – The ninth... Read More

Screen Actors Guild Predictions (Motion Picture)

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Screen Actors Guild Predictions (Motion Picture)

Erik Anderson October 3, 2019

What do we know about the Screen Actors Guild when it comes to nominations? First, the group represents about 160,000 actors, radio personalities, even puppeteers.... Read More

Toronto Review: Another take on the graceful, sharp and impeccably acted ‘Just Mercy’

Mina Takla September 7, 2019

Destin Daniel Cretton’s new feature film is a model of restraint and grace in the social justice film genre Films about social justice have long... Read More

Toronto Review: ‘Just Mercy’ is a superbly crafted drama with a standout performance by Jamie Foxx

Erik Anderson September 6, 2019

Michael B. Jordan and Jamie Foxx shine in the true story of a man wrongfully imprisoned and the civil rights hero who fights for him... Read More

42nd Mill Valley Film Festival Lineup: ‘Waves,’ ‘Ford v Ferrari,’ ‘Just Mercy’ plus spotlights on Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and more

Erik Anderson September 5, 2019

Highlights include JUST MERCY, THE IRISHMAN, HARRIET, MOTHERLESS BROOKLYN, PARASITE, WAVES, FORD v FERRARI, JOJO RABBIT, THE LIGHTHOUSE, HONEY BOY, and MARRIAGE STORY The Mill... Read More