
A story about a government agent Napoleon Doble who once defeated his nemesis Elias who then changes his face into the likeness of Napoleon Doble. One day the two fatefully meet again when Napoleon Doble meets Anna a dancer who worked for Elias.
The relationship between the characters is what makes this film stand out, and it’s just all-around fun.
What happens to an inseparable bond when love for competing morphs into competing for love?
The Gates, John Burr’s new thriller film, is a disturbingly realistic portrayal of three Black twenty-somethings - Derek (Mason Gooding), Kevin (Algee Smith), and Tyon (Keith Powers), as they accidentally take a wrong turn into a gated community that’s more like a modern-day sundown town. The three friends witness a variety of crimes in their new surroundings, including an attempted homicide and an attempted rape. As they attempt to alert the authorities and do the right thing, they are thwarted at every turn by the worst horror stories of American conservatism - racist white suburbanites, reckless gun violence, corrupt police, religious mania, and a megalomaniacal pastor.
"King Richard" paints a nuanced portrait of a Black father trying to ensure his daughters’ success in a racist, misogynistic world. Yet, Richard and his kids overcome that fear and adversity to succeed.