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Craig D. Lindsey

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Green Book Marks the Unwelcome Return of the Cute Racism Movie

By Craig D. Lindsey
Nov 13, 2018

The film is based on a true story, and its title comes from the guidebook Lip carries, which lists the hotels and motels where black people were welcome back then
Hip-Hop Satire Bodied Hits Hard Until It Goes All Serious in the End

By Craig D. Lindsey
Nov 1, 2018

Director Joseph Kahn (who cowrote the script with actual battle rapper Alex “Kid Twist” Larsen), a man who directed many a hip-hop video in his time, knows exactly what cliches and tropes need to be mocked
Uncle Drew Scores One for All the Old Dudes

By Craig D. Lindsey
Jul 9, 2018

Jay Longino’s sap-filled script turns Drew into a mythological Zen master, dispensing words of wisdom after living a life of solitude and regrets when he’s not chasing after buckets
SuperFly Is Silly, Pandering and Full of One-Note Fools

By Craig D. Lindsey
Jun 22, 2018

Right from the opening scene, where Priest shakes down/humiliates a drug-dealing rapper and his crew, SuperFly establishes that no one can ever be as cunning and crafty as him
Overboard Returns With a Great Cast But That Same Horrifying Premise

By Craig D. Lindsey
May 4, 2018

At their core, both Overboards are traditional rich-person-learns-how-to-be-a-real-person farces, the kind of films Frank Capra and Preston Sturges used to direct in their sleep

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