Movie Review: MISS JUNETEENTH
Rating: Not Rated Stars: Nicole Beharie, Kendrick Sampson, Alexis Chikaeze, Lori Hayes, Akron Watson Writer: Channing Godfrey Peoples Director: Channing Godfrey Peoples Distributor: Vertical Entertainment Release Date: June 19, 2020 MISS JUNETEENTH is a slow-building but consistently engaging character study of a mother and daughter. Nicole Beharie carries the film with her expressive performance as one-time pageant winner Turquoise Jones, and gets a strong assist from Alexis Chiaeze as Turquoise’s teen daughter Kai. Juneteenth is a holiday in black American culture that commemorates June 19, 1865, when it was announced in Texas – two years after the Emancipation Proclamation – […]Read On »
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