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Luther: The Fallen Sun (2023)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Jamie Payne
Starring: Andy Serkis | Cynthia Erivo | Dermot Crowley | Idris Elba | Thomas Coombes

Luther: The Fallen Sun
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Concrete Cowboy (2021)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Ricky Staub
Starring: Caleb McLaughlin | Idris Elba | Lorraine Toussaint | Method Man

Concrete Cowboy

Chris says: “Urban western or sentimental coming-of-age tale? A bit of both, as a troubled teen sent to gritty North Philadelphia to spend the summer with the father he never met learns to love himself and find a purpose in

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Beasts of No Nation (2015)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 5 cats
Director: Cary Joji Fukunaga
Starring: Abraham Attah | Anna K. Abebrese | Emmanual Affadzi | Idris Elba | Kobina Amissah-Weddey

Beasts of No Nation

Jason says: “Horror is assumed going into a film like BEASTS OF NO NATION; the audience knows about child soldiers and African chaos on a factual level and has perhaps steeled itself for that. Filmmaker Cary Joji Fukunaga never missteps

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Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.75 cats
Director: Justin Chadwick
Starring: Idris Elba | Naomie Harris | Riaad Moosa | Simo Mogwaza | Tony Kgoroge | Zolani Mkiva

Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

Jason says: “MANDELA: LONG WALK TO FREEDOM is a tidily-arranged biography; it organizes what people are interested in where Nelson Mandela is concerned and presents it in a manner that is respectful and stirring without feeling like it is getting

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