Dear White People (2014)

Favorite Drama Films: 2014-2015 (44 movies items)

" Directed by: Justin Simien Produced by: Justin Simien, Effie T. Brown, Julia Lebedev, Angel Lopez, Lena Waithe, and Ann Le Written by: Justin Simien Cinematograph: atop her Osborn Edited b: Phillip J. Bertell Music by: Kathryn Bostic Distributed by: Lionsgate Pictures "

Top Ten Performances - Tessa Thompson (11 movies items)

" as Samantha White "

Best Directorial Debuts from 1921 until 2021 (307 movies items)

" directed by Justin Simien "

A good movie

“I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but the title was pretty catchy and since it was available on Netflix, I thought I might as well check out the damned thing. First of all, one thing I liked about this flick was how it depicted the life on a college campus. Indeed, you always get to hear in American movies that to go to college is just so damned amazing but I had always my doubts (personally, I went to college was myself in Europe and even though I didn’t hate it, it didn’t turn out to be anything really mindblowing). Well, this movie finally displayed that college is actually not much better than high-school after all which was a pretty good start. It was also dealing with an interesting subject, on how a supposedly educated environment as an Ivy league university ” read more

SJ Films (17 dvds items)

"Covers bits of white privilege."

Moviewatcher122's 2017 Film Diary: Jan & Feb (28 movies items)

"February 11 "Do you seriously think you can win?" "Troy, we live in a world where there's a Big Momma's House *3*. I don't think I have a chance in hell." Oddly enough, the controversy of the Netflix teaser for the series based on this film is what got me to check it out. For a movie that had a lot going for it, I was kind of underwhelmed as I didn't like it as much as I probably should've. Its biggest strength is the characters. Pretty much every character has their share of flaws and no on"

Watched in 2016 (127 movies items)

"Saturday, January 9th"

BradWesley123's Movie Journal- April 2015 (23 movies items)

" DVD- 1hr. 48min. First Viewing Its a smart, funny and searing dissection of race itself. The script is superb, with so many wonderful touches, and the cast routinely excellent, especially Tessa Thompson in a genuine breakout role. "

Top Favorite Films of 2014 (50 movies items)

"Directed by Justin Simien Starring Tessa Thompson, Kyle Gallner, Tyler James Williams, Teyonah Parris, Brandon P. Bell, Brittany Curran, Justin Dobles, Marque Richardson, Malcolm Barrett, Dennis Haysbert, Peter Sylvesten, Kate Gaulke, and Terry Hempleman "