American Violet

Based on the infamous Panhandle Regional Narcotics Task Force case in Tulia, Texas, American Violet makes clear the corruption and racism that pervades the official structures of its fictional town.

                                      
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American Violet

Based on the infamous Panhandle Regional Narcotics Task Force case in Tulia, Texas, American Violet makes clear the corruption and racism that pervades the official structures of its fictional town.

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Good news: Queen Latifah is free of wet noodle Jimmy Fallon.

Blue Chips (1994)

With the occasional exception of Shaquille O'Neal, the players here act like athletes, which is to say, badly.

The Forgotten (2004)

In The Forgotten, the ethical terms are laid out: it's good to remember, fervently, and it's weak and bad to forget.

Radio (2003)

The white father-black son relationship is initiated by the white man's need for redemption.

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While the film probably can't be recuperated, Jon Amiel's commentary on the DVD works some wonders of its own.

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Settles quickly into the most mundane of plot and character developments.

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