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‘One Night in Miami’: Relevant Depiction of Black American Legends Fails to Transcend Its Stage Origins [Review]

January 14, 2021 Jordan Ruimy

Actress-turned-director Regina King has adapted Kemp Powers’ play “One Night in Miami” for the screen with mixed results. The big sell here is the “what if” scenario the film tries to lure us with.

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In REVIEWS Tags One Night in Miami, Regina King, Muhammad Ali, Sam Cooke, Jim Brown, Malcolm x
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‘One Night in Miami’: Relevant and Fictionalized Depiction of Black American Legends is a Dud [Trailer]

November 18, 2020 Jordan Ruimy

Don’t believe the hype, actress-turned-director Regina King isn’t, all of a sudden, some seasoned director who delivered a “great” movie during the fall festival season. No, her “One Night in Miami” actually deserves to be called the most overpraised movie of 2020.

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In trailers Tags One Night in Miami, Regina King, Trailer, Malcolm x, Ali, Jim Brown
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Of Course, Regina King Doesn't Deserve the Oscar for “Beale Street”

February 15, 2019 Jordan Ruimy
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Listen, Regina King’s performance in “If Beale Street Could Talk” was perfectly fine, but worthy of a Best Supporting Actress win? Of course not. Pundits and critics going the King route are either a) virtue signaling and/or b) a social media-backed wolf pack of Jenkins aficionados. Talk to most normal moviegoers that have nothing on the line except their unadorned and honest taste on movies and they will tell you King doesn’t deserve it. It doesn’t help that she was snubbed by SAG two months ago, ditto BAFTA.

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