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Thomasena Farrar is a freelance writer and creator of the MusicMoviesThoughts website. She stays in the know about all things music and film. You can check her out on Instagram and Twitter @musicfilmdiva or follow her online at www.musicmoviesthoughts.com.

• MMT Review of DUTCH

  By Thomasena Farrar on March 17, 2021 • ( 1 )

  

  Sometimes, you find independent gems that surprise you with great social messaging, acting and solid storytelling – note my 2019 review of “Canal Street.” So, I’m always open to watching and reviewing films, even if I’m not as excited about… Read More ›

• MMT Quick Review of THE PARISH by guest contributor Samantha Hollins

  By Thomasena Farrar on March 17, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  There is something especially daunting about films that co-stars religious attributes. Those chills get exceedingly deeper than a slasher horror film. The ideology of supernatural experiences is on record in real life. It can be petrifying knowing these sorts of… Read More ›

• MMT Quick Review of TODD by guest contributor Samantha Hollins

  By Thomasena Farrar on March 16, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Out today on DVD and digital is director Aaron Warren ‘s mystery/thriller TODD. TODD takes you deep down in the darkest mind of infinite despair. Aaron Jackson, who plays Todd, gives a candid depiction of how real mental illness is… Read More ›

• MMT Quick Review of KID 90

  By Thomasena Farrar on March 13, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  “Are our memories real or are they stories we want to tell ourselves?” Soleil Moon Frye In the mid-80’s, American audiences were introduced to and fell in love with an adorable young foster child named Punky Brewster, portrayed by an… Read More ›

• MMT Review of COMING 2 AMERICA

  By Thomasena Farrar on March 4, 2021 • ( 3 )

  

  “When taking on the sequel to a legendary property there’s a certain obligation as a filmmaker because you have multiple generations of people who both revere it and regard it as their own,” Kevin Misher, producer Coming 2 America It’s… Read More ›

• MMT Review of THE UNITED STATES VS. BILLIE HOLIDAY

  By Thomasena Farrar on February 25, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Premiering Friday, February 26 on Hulu is the highly anticipated biopic “The United States vs. Billie Holiday,” directed by Lee Daniels (The Butler, Precious) and written by Suzan-Lori Parks (Top Dog/Underdog, Genius: Aretha). The movie focuses on Holiday (singer/songwriter Andra… Read More ›

• GIVEAWAY: virtual screening of THE MAURITANIAN on Wednesday, February 24

  By Thomasena Farrar on February 21, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Happy Sunday MMT Fam! Can you believe it’s already the last full week of February 2021? Where does all the time go? LOL, I know I’ve spent a lot of this month fitting in screeners and here’s an opportunity for… Read More ›

• MMT Quick Review of TEST PATTERN by guest contributor Samantha Hollins

  By Thomasena Farrar on February 20, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  When I see a film described with the words “horror” or “thriller”, my mind immediately waits for blood or gore. While I was trying to figure out when the scary theme was going to rear its head, I realized it… Read More ›

• MMT Quick Review of JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH

  By Thomasena Farrar on February 12, 2021 • ( 3 )

  

  A film is always a harrowing watch when based on a real-life person whose life is tragically cut short, especially when it’s a person like the late Chairman Fred Hampton Sr whose government sanctioned murder is the topic of the… Read More ›

• MMT Minute Thoughts on CLARICE premiering tonight on CBS

  By Thomasena Farrar on February 11, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Almost 30 years to the date of its predecessor’s (The Silence of the Lambs) release, the new CBS crime drama CLARICE picks up one year after the events of the film and follows the current life of federal law enforcement… Read More ›