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Jeanine T. Abraham
Tomatometer-approved critic
Biography:
Jeanine T. Abraham is a Writer, Podcast Host, Producer, Actor member of SAG/AFTRA, AEA, Podcast Host CEO VisAbleBlackwoman, Certified Health Coach, and Conscious Dance facilitator. Jeanine's mission centering Black women's stories to preserve our legacies.
Publications:
Movies reviews only
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We Live in Time (2024) |
Director John Crowley (The Goldfinch, Brooklyn) allows the story to unfold slowly. Really slow. At a snail’s pace, slow. The film was 107 minutes long, but it seemed like I was there for three hour - VisAbleBlackwoman (Medium)
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| Posted Sep 13, 2024
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The Fire Inside (2024) |
First-time director Rachel Morrison hits all the emotional notes you want to feel in an inspiring sports film but goes beyond the happy ending to the reality of life after winning gold for women in Boxing. - VisAbleBlackwoman (Medium)
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| Posted Sep 13, 2024
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40 Acres (2024) |
40 Acres is a clever, action-packed thriller worth every minute on screen. This fantastic film blends action, adventure, comedy, and suspense in a post-apocalyptic setting and centers a blended Black and Native family. - VisAbleBlackwoman (Medium)
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| Posted Sep 13, 2024
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Meet the Barbarians (2024) |
Written and directed by Julie Delpy, Meet the Barbarians (Les Barbares) is an amusing satire that tackles xenophobia and racism in the hopes of being a positive agent of change. - VisAbleBlackwoman (Medium)
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| Posted Sep 13, 2024
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Nightbitch (2024) |
Nightbitch is the lament and the battle cry of a white woman who decides to stay at home raising her one child while her husband works to support the family without a nanny. - VisAbleBlackwoman (Medium)
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| Posted Sep 13, 2024
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The Piano Lesson (2024) |
This film adaptation of the August Wilson play is magnificent. Adapting a beloved play to a relatable screenplay is not an easy task. However, co-writers Malcolm Washington and Virgil Williams hit the ball out of the park with this outstanding work. - VisAbleBlackwoman (Medium)
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| Posted Sep 13, 2024
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The Deliverance (2024) |
The Deliverance cobbles together several standard classic horror movie tropes, sets the film in a working-class Black neighborhood, and features Glenn Close in a 21st-century minstrelesque performance to star in this dull and predictable horror film. - VisAbleBlackwoman (Medium)
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| Posted Sep 02, 2024
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Challengers (2024) |
Challengers wasn’t the motive I expected, but it was a solid film worth watching.
- VisAbleBlackwoman (Medium)
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| Posted May 01, 2024
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Brandy Hellville & The Cult of Fast Fashion (2024) |
Brandy Hellville: and the Cult of Fast Fashion is a discerning documentary that showcases several complex issues through a clothing brand for young women and Gen Z girls. - VisAbleBlackwoman (Medium)
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| Posted Apr 13, 2024
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Bad Faith (2024) |
Bad Faith: Christian Nationalism’s War on Democracy succinctly exposes the dark intentions and focused history of Christian nationalism. The documentary is well-constructed, easy to understand, and frankly terrifying. - VisAbleBlackwoman (Medium)
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| Posted Apr 05, 2024
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Dune: Part Two (2024) |
The special effects are spectacular; the costumes are arresting. Makeup and sets are out of this world. All the actors did a fine job, and I loved the dynamic between Chani and Paul. - VisAbleBlackwoman (Medium)
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| Posted Mar 02, 2024
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Poor Things (2023) |
‘Poor Things’ is like Watching a Perverted Student Film with a Really Big Budget - VisAbleBlackwoman (Medium)
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| Posted Feb 05, 2024
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American Fiction (2023) |
American Fiction is worth all of the hype. It is layered, complex, and told with clarity and humor. It is one of my favorite films this year. - VisAbleBlackwoman (Medium)
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| Posted Dec 22, 2023
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Best. Christmas. Ever! (2023) |
Watch Best. Christmas. Ever! if you want to waste a bit of your precious life. - VisAbleBlackwoman (Medium)
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| Posted Dec 13, 2023
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Candy Cane Lane (2023) |
I loved the dynamic between the parents and children in this film. Spending time with a loving Black family dealing with Christmas magic and whimsy is refreshing. - VisAbleBlackwoman (Medium)
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| Posted Dec 13, 2023
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Leave the World Behind (2023) |
Sam Esmail’s Leave the World Behind is a Master Class in Filmmaking - VisAbleBlackwoman (Medium)
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| Posted Dec 13, 2023
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Past Lives (2023) |
The writing touches the heart in all the best ways, the actors are sublime, and the subtle messaging about identity is fascinating. - VisAbleBlackwoman (Medium)
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| Posted Dec 13, 2023
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Jules (2023) |
Jules took me by surprise because it was funny. It made me laugh out loud because I related to so many aspects of this film as a caregiver to an elder. - VisAbleBlackwoman (Medium)
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| Posted Aug 11, 2023
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Barbie (2023) |
Margot Robbie as Barbie is play, joy and fun rolled up into an icon. The script is phenomenal. Costume design make up and hair are extraordinary. Barbie’s dream world on film is what I thought of in my world of play as a girl. - VisAbleBlackwoman (Medium)
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| Posted Jul 23, 2023
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The Starling Girl (2023) |
The Starling Girl explores the dichotomy of sinner and saint and the entanglements that occur when intense love takes hold. - VisAbleBlackwoman (Medium)
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| Posted Jul 22, 2023
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Rye Lane (2023) |
Rye Lane is a perfect South London love story that is a delight to experience. - VisAbleBlackwoman (Medium)
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| Posted Jul 22, 2023
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Chris Rock: Selective Outrage (2023) |
“misogynoir can come even from those who are Black, who were raised by Black women and profess to value Black people.” In this show in particular, Chris Rock is the poster-boy for misogynoir. - VisAbleBlackwoman (Medium)
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| Posted Jul 22, 2023
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Theater Camp (2023) |
Perfectly co-directed by Nick Lieberman and Molly Gordon, Theater Camp is a joy to experience that leaves you with a smile on your heart. - VisAbleBlackwoman (Medium)
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| Posted Jul 22, 2023
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Oppenheimer (2023) |
Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer is a surprisingly nuanced examination of ethics, values, ego, scientific exploration, the price and consequences of speaking truth to power. - VisAbleBlackwoman (Medium)
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| Posted Jul 22, 2023
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You Can Live Forever (2022) |
You Can Live Forever is a beautiful film that artfully reflects the complexity of loving someone beyond the restrictions of their faith. - VisAbleBlackwoman (Medium)
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| Posted Jul 22, 2023
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Öte (2023) |
Writer/Directors Malik Isasis & Esra Saydam have created a lovely film that perfectly captures a unique energy of solo travel. ‘ÖTE is a Turkish word that means “beyond” and encapsulates the essence of this elegantly crafted film. - VisAbleBlackwoman (Medium)
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| Posted Jul 21, 2023
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The Listener (2022) |
The Listener is a beautifully complex and elegantly relatable film with an open heart that models the power of empathy and leaves the audience with a sense of hope.
- Black Girl Nerds
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| Posted Jun 12, 2023
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Gloria Gaynor: I Will Survive (2023) |
Gloria Gaynor in this documentary inspires the audience to believe it’s never too late to do whatever it is you want to do in a lifetime if you are granted the gift of a long life. - Black Girl Nerds
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| Posted Jun 12, 2023
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Uncharted (2023) |
Uncharted is a phenomenal documentary that gives an honest look at what it’s like to be an artist in the 21st century with a vast array of challenges and benefits. - Black Girl Nerds
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| Posted Jun 11, 2023
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Black Barbie (2023) |
'Black Barbie: A Documentary' centers Black women and girls reminding us our beauty is ubiquitous and the strength of our support and love for one another is how we always rise and thrive. - Black Girl Nerds
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| Posted Mar 11, 2023
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KOKOMO CITY (2023) |
Director D. Smith’s stunning film composition and whip-smart comic timing make this heavy subject matter compelling and accessible. - Black Girl Nerds
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| Posted Jan 22, 2023
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Milisuthando (2023) |
'Milisuthando' brings nuance, empathy, and a sense of hope that hopefully will inspire deeper cross-racial connections. - Black Girl Nerds
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| Posted Jan 21, 2023
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Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project (2023) |
The film captures Nikki Giovanni’s directness, courage, mind numbing talent and insecurities that make you want to lean in and learn more about one of the most fascinating artists of our time. - Black Girl Nerds
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| Posted Jan 20, 2023
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Loudmouth (2022) |
Loudmouth turns the screen into a time machine allowing the audience to travel back to NYC in the late 80s early 90s and experience the shocking similarities to what we are experiencing in the 21st century. - Black Girl Nerds
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| Posted Jan 04, 2023
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Catherine Called Birdy (2022) |
Catherine Called Birdy is an entertaining romp through medieval England that will make you laugh, think and celebrate the wisdom, tenacity, and effervescent joy most girls just have. - Black Girl Nerds
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| Posted Oct 16, 2022
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The Class (2022) |
Suffering through 'The Class', I was reminded that if you’re able to attract the cash, anyone can write, direct and produce a feature film, send it straight to streaming, and make a living. - Black Girl Nerds
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| Posted Sep 06, 2022
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After Jackie (2022) |
The craft of storytelling in 'After Jackie' is evident. Gaines covers Jackie Robinson’s career and the introduction of Black players into baseball. The film is all about complexity and nuance. - Black Girl Nerds
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| Posted Jun 16, 2022
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The Beauty of Blackness (2022) |
'The Beauty of Blackness' is a lovely reclamation of the divine elegance, style, and power that Black women embody. - Black Girl Nerds
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| Posted Jun 14, 2022
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Good Luck to You, Leo Grande (2022) |
Overall 'Good Luck to You, Leo Grande' is a great film. It’s super sexy, it lightens the heart, and the main subjects are body image and ageism. - Black Girl Nerds
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| Posted Jun 13, 2022
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Aisha (2022) |
Berry skillfully displays the various attitudes of the native-born Irish folk in the film that range from blatant racism to microaggressions, to well-intentioned but futile attempts of allyship that every Black person living in a white culture experience - Black Girl Nerds
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| Posted Jun 08, 2022
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Bitch Ass (2022) |
The audience has no reason to root for or against any of the characters on screen. The good characters are bland, the bad characters are one-dimensional. - Black Girl Nerds
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| Posted Mar 15, 2022
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Sell/Buy/Date (2022) |
Sarah Jones turns her angst into art by creating a part scripted film part documentary to transform her one-woman show into a moving nuanced deep dive into the complexity of sex work and the debate for and against decriminalizing sex work. - Black Girl Nerds
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| Posted Mar 12, 2022
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Public Toilet Africa (2021) |
After watching the film twice, Im still not clear on why the title is 'Public Toilet Africa (Amansa Tiafi)'. Storytelling shouldnt be this hard to follow. Perhaps this film would have made more sense if it were an anthology film. - Black Girl Nerds
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| Posted Mar 12, 2022
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Black Boys (2020) |
Director Sonia Lowmans keen eye builds a compelling structure throughout the film as she invites her subjects to share the challenges and traumas of living in a country that seems to loathe Black folks. - Black Girl Nerds
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| Posted Feb 25, 2022
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God's Country (2022) |
God's Country is a masterclass in filmmaking. Co-writers Shaye Ogbonna and Julian Higgins have crafted a captivating 21st century thriller that mirrors an America constantly on the cusp of conflict. - Black Girl Nerds
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| Posted Jan 24, 2022
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Descendant (2022) |
'Descendant' is more than a phenomenal documentary; it is a majestic work of art. - Black Girl Nerds
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| Posted Jan 23, 2022
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Nanny (2022) |
'Nanny' is technically exquisite with all of the elements in place for the audience to be captivated, but unfortunately, the story fizzles and falls flat. - Black Girl Nerds
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| Posted Jan 22, 2022
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National Champions (2021) |
'National Champions' is one of the best films I've seen this year, a superb and relevant work of art that entertains while slipping the reality of how fighting for systemic change actually is. - Black Girl Nerds
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| Posted Dec 10, 2021
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House of Gucci (2021) |
'House of Gucci' is the perfect film to watch at a party as a drinking game, but the performances are far from being award-worthy. In fact, they're just performances. - Black Girl Nerds
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| Posted Dec 06, 2021
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The Electrical Life of Louis Wain (2021) |
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain reflects the brilliant connective power of transforming sorrow and anxiety into art. - Black Girl Nerds
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| Posted Sep 16, 2021
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