Good intentions and handsome filmmaking are the hallmarks of this grim slavery/civil war epic. Lincoln has issued the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing the slaves of the the rebelling South. Will Smith plays real-life escaped slave Peter who must survive first his … Continue reading
Checked out the new rental (I saw it on iTunes) Antebellum. This looked interesting when I saw the trailers in the Old Times… and it finally gave in and released to streaming instead of theatrically. Antebellum is a kind … Continue reading
Also sat through the unending and unendingly earnest Matthew McConaughey civil war era movie The Free State of Jones. Based on a true story (not sure how true) of a bunch of confederate deserters, runaway slaves, and victimized civilians who … Continue reading