Selma
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Selma

In a film driven by its director and lead actor, Selma gives its audience a moving look at the struggle for voting rights in the 1960s, as spearheaded by MLK, portrayed excellently by David Oyelowo, in a film that captures the exact essence of what director Ava DuVernay hoped to, earning it recognition as one of the Greatest Films of All Time.

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Hidden Figures
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Hidden Figures

Hidden Figures elevates itself above its peers of overly sweet portrayals of the victories of the Civil Rights era with three powerful and memorable performances from Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, and Janelle Monáe, whose portrayal of these noteworthy women from history earns this film a place of greatness.

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Till
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Till

Danielle Deadwyler carries the burden of Till’s emotional and narrative weight on her shoulders as Mamie, keeping the audience fully engaged for the entirety of this poignant film, inviting them to contemplate the need for further progress on anti-racism in the modern day.

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