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Lena Waithe (left) and Naomi Ackie in Season 3 of ‘Master of None.’ (Image courtesy of Netflix.)

Netflix presents Season 3 of Aziz Ansari’s ‘Master of None’

Finding ‘Moments of Love’
‘Moments of Love,’ the third season of the Netflix series ‘Master of None,’ follows a queer Black couple discovering what brings them together, and what pulls them apart. Christina Anthony reviews.
Christina Anthony

Christina Anthony

Reviews 3 minute read
The premiere of a Questlove jawn: Sly Stone in ‘Summer of Soul.’ (Image courtesy of Searchlight/Hulu.)

The Philadelphia Film Festival presents SpringFest 2021 at the Bourse

A film festival’s return to the theater
Movie theaters are back, and with them film festivals. The recent PFF SpringFest screened seven films including ‘Summer of Soul,’ ‘The Meaning of Hitler,’ and ‘Swan Song.’ Stephen Silver reviews.
Stephen Silver

Stephen Silver

Reviews 5 minute read
Discovering themselves through a different lens: the women of ‘ALAS.’ (Image courtesy of PHLAFF.)

PHLAFF presents Llaima Sanfiorenzo’s ‘ALAS’

When did you feel time was running out?
‘ALAS’ (WINGS), a participatory documentary film streaming at this year’s Philadelphia Latino Film Festival, explores life and loss for incarcerated women in Puerto Rico. Cynthia Via reviews.
Cynthia Via

Cynthia Via

Reviews 4 minute read
That feeling of falling in love: Romana Satt and Rosa Ramírez in ‘La Nave Del Olvido.’ (Image courtesy of PHLAFF.)

PHLAFF presents Nicol Ruiz Benavides’s ‘La Nave Del Olvido’

Roads to the heart
‘La Nave Del Olvido,’ getting its Philly premiere at the 2021 Philadelphia Latino Film Festival, follows a 70-year-old woman exploring a new love in a small Chilean town. Christina Anthony reviews.
Christina Anthony

Christina Anthony

Reviews 3 minute read
The family antics on ‘The Goldbergs’ make you feel right at home. (Image courtesy of ABC.)

ABC presents season 8 of ‘The Goldbergs’

Jewish in Jenkintown
‘The Goldbergs,’ inspired by the life of Jenkintown native Adam Goldberg and his zany Jewish family, highlights the city of Philadelphia as well as representing the American Jewish experience. Blair Krassen reviews.
Blair Krassen

Blair Krassen

Reviews 4 minute read
At the one and only rehearsal during its first tour in China, Philadelphia Orchestra conductor Eugene Ormandy and pianist Yin Chengzong (right) review the score of the Yellow River Concerto with an unidentified translator. (Photo courtesy of The Philadelphia Orchestra Association Archives.)

PBS presents ‘Great Performances: Beethoven in Beijing’

Philadelphians in China
‘Beethoven in Beijing’ follows the Philadelphia musicians who helped open doors between the US and China in the 1970s and beyond, and the artists and leaders of China’s thriving cultural scene today. Linda Holt reviews.
Linda Holt

Linda Holt

Reviews 4 minute read
Calling ‘Derek DelGaudio’s In & Of Itself’ a one-man show would be an understatement. (Photo by Matthew Murphy.)

Hulu presents ‘Derek DelGaudio’s In & Of Itself’

More than magic
‘Derek DelGaudio’s In & Of Itself’ is a film adaptation of a theater production that combines storytelling, magic, and audience participation to explore the complexities and contradictions of identity, for an astonishing and moving experience. Kelly Conrad reviews.
Kelly Conrad

Kelly Conrad

Reviews 4 minute read
A rare location for a major feature film: Idris Elba and Caleb McLaughlin star in ‘Concrete Cowboy.’ (Photo by Jessica Kourkounis, courtesy of Netflix.)

Netflix presents ‘Concrete Cowboy’

The horsemen of North Philadelphia
‘Concrete Cowboy,’ Ricky Staub’s directorial debut, provides a compelling and beautifully rendered look at the subculture of Black horsemanship in North Philadelphia. Stephen Silver reviews.
Stephen Silver

Stephen Silver

Reviews 3 minute read
A conversation inside Ubuntu House. (Image courtesy of Grasshopper Film.)

Grasshopper Film presents Ephraim Asili’s ‘The Inheritance’

Cinematic magic in a West Philly collective
Ephraim Asili’s ‘The Inheritance,’ a thought-provoking new film about a Black socialist collective in West Philadelphia, combines fictional characters with real-life appearances by veterans of MOVE. Stephen Silver reviews.
Stephen Silver

Stephen Silver

Reviews 3 minute read
Intimacies reminiscent of the stage: John David Washington and Zendaya in ‘Malcolm & Marie.’ (Image credit Dominic Miller/Netflix © 2021.)

Netflix presents Sam Levinson’s ‘Malcolm & Marie’

Conversations come through
Netflix's ‘Malcolm & Marie,’ the first Hollywood feature conceived and created within the pandemic, follows a couple trading uncomfortable truths on the night of a fraught film premiere. Christina Anthony reviews.
Christina Anthony

Christina Anthony

Reviews 3 minute read