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My 7 favorite new to Netflix movies that you should watch this month

Netflix's April brought rewatchable movies to the big red streaming machine. Here are my top 7 movies added earlier this month.

Tom’s Guide

'I started painting after sepsis and cancer - now I'm viral on TikTok and have sold works to Spike Lee'

Kevin has sold his art to the stars after picking up the hobby in recovery from thyroid cancer

Manchester Evening News

My 5 favorite new to Netflix movies that you should watch in April 2023

Netflix has a lot of new movies in April, but which ones are worth watching?

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‘This celebrates a coming of age’: David Harewood on how Black American culture took over the world

The actor’s new documentary series salutes 50 years of African American creativity, from Sidney Poitier and Stevie Wonder to Beyoncé and Black Panther

The Guardian - UK

Goonie Gang terrorized Englewood with 3 shootouts a day, boasted on Facebook, feds say

Prosecutors have a mountain of evidence against the small Englewood gang charged with 10 killings, gun-trafficking and other crimes in a racketeering trial set for May.

Chicago Sun-Times

The view from above the Oscars: The slap, the snafu, Spike

An Associated Press reporter has spent the past several years watching an opera box that give him a unique perspective on the audience at the Oscars

The Independent UK

Chris Rock fans: "This was real and raw"

The comedian's fans traveled far to attend his live set in Baltimore, and here's what resonated with them most

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The 10 most baffling Oscar victories

Helen O’Hara unveils some of the greatest injustices at the Academy Awards

The Independent UK

‘Chicago’ shouldn’t have won best picture in 2003. Here’s what should have

LOS ANGELES — There’s a case to be made that Oscars should be awarded not a few months but a few years after the movies are released. Maybe even 20 years, so as to weed out the overpraised clunkers, elevate the overlooked gems and ensure that the winners truly stand…

Los Angeles Times

The romcom effect: will a new movie gentrify Peckham as Richard Curtis gentrified Notting Hill?

The likable new release Rye Lane bills itself as ‘a love letter to south London’. But, like Amélie in Montmartre, could it end up damaging the place it sets out to celebrate?

The Guardian - UK

Jonathan Majors flexes his acting muscle, turns heavyweight

After breaking through in 2019’s “The Last Black Man in San Francisco,” 33-year-old Jonathan Majors has been steadily bulking up as an actor

The Independent UK

Nina Metz: 1989 was a pivotal year for Black film. A new podcast goes deep and looks back

“Dating back to the beginning of Hollywood, Black films were always seen as lesser-than projects. I wanted to correct that and do something that honors all of these films,” said journalist Len Webb. “And since I’m a glutton for punishment, I decided: I want to watch every Black film ever…

Chicago Tribune

Shell Toes and hoop earrings: eight hip-hop fashion items that changed what we wear

New York exhibition traces style evolution: ‘These are intergenerational ideas of what it meant to be stylish’

The Guardian - US

Why are the Tories being slow choosing their candidate for mayor?

Last time Shaun Bailey was chosen more than 18 months before the vote

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The Guardian - UK

‘I’m on the right side of history’: Spike Lee on speaking truth to power – and why Beyoncé was robbed

As the BlacKkKlansman film-maker picks up the British Film Institute’s top honour, he talks about being accused of provoking race riots, why his Malcolm X biopic will endure – and the problem with awards

The Independent UK

Everything Everywhere All at Once director criticised for describing Spike Lee’s Malcolm X as a ‘crime movie’

Remark has prompted a debate on social media

The Independent UK

The 10 most baffling Oscar wins

Helen O’Hara unveils some of the greatest injustices at the Academy Awards

The Guardian - UK

‘I buckled when I saw her remains’ – the biopic about ‘Europe’s first female suicide bomber’

After repeating ‘fake news’ about Hasna Aït Boulahcen’s role in the Paris attacks, Dina Amer switched from journalism to directing – to uncover deeper truths about this tragic misfit

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Daily Mirror

Inside Golden Globes' explosive past ahead of ceremony's controversial TV return

As the Golden Globes return to our screens, after being boycotted by celebrities and NBC last year, we take a look back at some of the most controversial moments from years gone by

The Guardian - UK

What links Whitney Houston to Raiders of the Lost Ark – and Stanley Tucci’s recipes?

From a biopic of the singer to the adventures of the whip-cracking archaeologist, all via a galaxy far, far away

Tribune News Service

Brooklyn’s rich cinematic history detailed in new book

“Filmed in Brooklyn" by Margo Donohue; Arcadia Publishing (176 pages, $23.99)

The Guardian - US

‘You want it to outlive you’: an often-overlooked piece of civil rights history

A new documentary looks back at Lowndes county, where often-forgotten figures fought against white supremacy

Inverse

You need to watch the best heist thriller on HBO Max before it leaves next week

This joint is way more fun than you remember — if you remember it at all. Here's why 'Inside Man' is worth revisiting before it breaks loose from HBO Max.

Tribune News Service

On the Georgia Trail: Herschel Walker urges GOP ‘team effort’ to win

HIRAM, Ga. — Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley had a message for the GOP faithful who had flocked to a Herschel Walker rally here: “America is counting on the people of Georgia.”

Salon

Why art is necessary for social change

Artist Devin Allen talks to Salon about Baltimore, his new book "No Justice No Peace" and the power of the image

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