Tag: David Oyelowo

Lawman: Bass Reeves–A Truthful Western

Written by Diana Paul on May 19, 2024. Posted in Television reviews.

This true untold story about the first Black US Marshall highlights Lawman Bass Reeves responsibilities for law enforcement in the Oklahoma Territories including Native lands. One of the most legendary lawmen in the Old West, Lawman: Bass Reeves (David Oyelowo) opens with Reeves heroically fighting in the Confederate army alongside...

“Queen of Katwe”–Queen of Chess

Written by diana on November 13, 2018. Posted in movie reviews.

Queen of Katwe, an indie film based on a true story, features 10-year-old newcomer Phiona (Madina Nalwanga) living in the shanty town of Katwe in Kampala, Uganda. She is an impoverished little girl who is in a constant struggle to survive along with her mother Harriet (the extraordinary Academy-Award-winning Lupita Nyong’o of “12...

Tag: David Oyelowo

Lawman: Bass Reeves–A Truthful Western

“Queen of Katwe”–Queen of Chess

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