Were going to do one a year for the next nine years.
Im really excited about that.
That they put it in my hands, the estate, and trust me.
Thats good enough for me.
It doesnt get any better than that.
Malcolm Washingtons soulful adaptation and directorial debut feels like a therapeutic discovery of trauma relief through memory and legacy.
If anyone is up to the task of adapting August Wilson’s influential works, it’sDenzel Washington.
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Fences is a period drama written by American playwright August Wilson. It was directed by Denzel Washington, who also plays Troy Maxson, a garbage collector whose checkered past prevented him from fulfilling his potential as a baseball player. The movie was well-received by both critics and viewers, with many praising Washington’s performance as the bitter sanitation worker.
Set in 1927 Chicago, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom focuses on Ma Rainey, the real-life trailblazing jazz singer who had a successful music career from 1899 to 1939. The George C. Wolfe-directed film stars Viola Davis as Ma Rainey and also marks Chadwick Boseman’s last film released after his tragic passing in 2020.
