Mandela Wells, Movie Reviews
By Mandela Wells 12/18/2016 Some of my favorite musicals ever are "West Side Story," "Fiddler on the Roof," "All that Jazz," and "Chicago," and now I can add "La La Land" to the list. Damien Chazelle blew up on…
By Mandela Wells 12/18/2016 7 films in this legendary franchise and not once has there been a spinoff. The series has provided us with many memorable characters with mysterious past and even events that we wanted to know more about….
By Mandela Wells 11/22/2016 I have said before to people and I say it again: Casey Affleck is arguably the most underrated actor in the industry today. He deserves more credit than he has received over the years. Affleck's filmography…
By Mandela Wells 11/22/2016 Harry Potter was and still is one of my favorite film franchises of all time. It's also some of my favorite books ever to read. It was something I grew up on as a kid…
By Mandela Wells 11/21/2016 Award season is in full effect right now, so many great films. For Amy Adams to be in a film that's out during this time of year is always a good thing, because it means…
By Mandela Wells 11/3/2016 Ron Howard to some people is very similar to Steven Spielberg. He is able to transition from making huge epic blockbusters or big budget films to making something more grounded and award worthy. Howard's Robert Langdon…
By Mandela Wells 10/19/2016 Ben Affleck has had quite an up and down career since he arrived on the scene in the early 90's. He started out in a string of low level hits such as "Dazed and Confused" as…
By Mandela Wells 10/13/2016 Before I begin I want to make very clear that I'm on Nate Parker's side with his whole controversy he is a talented brotha who was acquitted of case from 17 YEARS AGO NOT NOW!!!!!! This…
The Girl on a Train
By Mandela Wells 10/12/2016 Book to film adaptations are some of the trickiest films to make. The writer or writers and the director is under great pressure to bring to life the pages from a book that is beloved by…
By Mandela Wells 9/27/2016 I like the western genre, but I got into the later western films when it was starting to become less frequent. My favorite western is 1992's "Unforgiven" with Clint Eastwood, which is different compared to…