Hoodlum Review

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It’s the Great Depression and Bumpy doesn’t wanna shine shoes or carry bags for white men. According to Johnson the numbers provide jobs to 2000 black Harlemites and Gordon says the odds of a dime to $6 can provide groceries for a month. Francine encourages Bumby that there are colored accountants, doctors and lawyers, at first she makes fun of his street name ‘Bumpy’ and instead calls him Ellsworth. He’s not going to change but we see his charisma when he recites a poem about her eyes. When Bumpy and Gordon rob Schultz's men they go to the UNIA soup line and give all the money they stole directly to the people.

Shooting Stars Review

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Another thing I really love about this movie is its honesty. With LeBron’s production company SpringHill putting up the money for it I worried they’d give a sanitized look at his life. Instead we see real to life teenagers who curse, drink before legal age, sneak out to parties and it gives the film more credibility. There’s a sense of rawness that is conveyed and it’s a testament to the people in front and behind the cameras who made this movie possible.

For Life S1E3 Review: Brother’s Keeper

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I’ve recently gotten back into writing reviews for this show and since the world has essentially stopped waiting out this pandemic I feel there’s no time like the present to continue what I’ve started. Aaron Wallace was plucked from his friends and family accused of a crime he hasn’t committed. He has been sentenced to serve life in prison and being ever resourceful he becomes a lawyer while incarcerated and is now serving as prison rep for his fellow inmates.

Death. Taxes. LeBron James

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In the last 10 years there's been one constant in the NBA & that is LeBron James being the best basketball player in the world. His 8 straight trips to the NBA Finals is an accomplishment that only Russell's Celtics have done. His dismantling of the Toronto Raptors brings memories of Jordan crushing the Knicks or more aptly the Cavs. His dissection of the Raptors was so complete that he was nicknamed LeThanos after the Avengers villain and the city was dubbed by a commentator, "LeBronto". His secret weapon? His longevity.