Meshing an action movie sensibility with real-world international strife, Hicham Hajji's debut film Redemption Day attempts to nail a finite tonal balance. While zeitgeist ruminations centered on the Middle East oil crisis are well-intended, Hajii misguidingly molds his conceits into a stale, cookie-cutter actioner. Redemption Day follows Brad Paxton (Gary

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Tapping into the refined charms of old-school romances, Amazon's latest Sylvie's Love isn't merely an homage to a foregone period in film. Writer/Director Eugene Ashe recontextualizes this whitewashed period with charming results, placing the authentic struggles of black dreamers at the forefront in a refreshingly light romance. Set between the

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