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The Black Cape is not a Tomatometer-approved publication. Reviews from this publication only count toward the Tomatometer® when written by the following Tomatometer-approved critic(s): Jonita Davis.

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Rating Title | Year Author Quote
Wild Eyed and Wicked (2023) Jonita Davis This film is the first time that I've seen generational trauma literally fought in a medieval fashion. The ultimate message is that the family must first acknowledge the trauma, and then face it bravely before it can be defeated.
Posted Sep 26, 2024  Edit critic review
3/5
Silverback: The Trent Williams Story (2021) Jonita Davis Just before it reaches the point of praise akin to a sizzle reel, the narrative shifts and the real story emerges. It’s a testimony that is just as extraordinary as the athlete himself.
Posted Feb 15, 2022  Edit critic review
5/5
Prayers for the Stolen (2021) Jonita Davis So many hard realities and lessons are in 'Prayers for the Stolen', masterfully woven to make a tense drama you can't look away from.
Posted Dec 21, 2021  Edit critic review
5/5
The Harder They Fall (2021) Jonita Davis In 'The Harder They Fall', Jeymes Samuel has somehow conjured and delivered a masterpiece to the Black community and the Netflix viewership.
Posted Nov 06, 2021  Edit critic review
5/5
Jacinta (2020) Jonita Davis Jacinta is a biting look at the human side of the opioid epidemic and the toll it takes on a family.
Posted Oct 22, 2021  Edit critic review
5 of 5
Bingo Hell (2021) Jonita Davis In 'Bingo Hell', Guerrero uses social themes from her own experience to create a complex fear that is more terrifying than the "monster" itself.
Posted Oct 20, 2021  Edit critic review
3.5
Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021) Jonita Davis There is so much to enjoy in Venom: Let There Be Carnage. It is a great film to waste a few hours and some concession money on.
Posted Oct 02, 2021  Edit critic review
4 of 5
Charli XCX: Alone Together (2021) Jonita Davis Some audiences may be distracted by the way Bell and Jones-Soler created the narrative for 'Alone Together.' This style of storytelling does describe the mental illness in a way that is more expressive for her and representative for the audience.
Posted Mar 31, 2021  Edit critic review
3.5 of 5
The End Of Us (2021) Jonita Davis 'The End of Us' is quirky while making some important commentary. For some people, the limited scenery and Nick may come off as very annoying. The narrative is still strong and will keep their interests or curiosity until the end.
Posted Mar 31, 2021  Edit critic review
4.5/5
Red Pill (2021) Jonita Davis 'Red Pill' proves that the trauma of racism, and sexism as it pertains to Black women, are well suited for the horror treatment.
Posted Mar 29, 2021  Edit critic review
3.5
The Family Tree (2020) Jonita Davis 'A Family Tree' is set in Panama and features three people who, over the course of a handful of holidays, redefine not only tradition but what it means to call someone, "family."
Posted Mar 04, 2021  Edit critic review
5/5
Ailey (2021) Jonita Davis 'Ailey' works to chronicle the rise off a legend while also documenting the hardships of performing in the US from the 1950s onward.
Posted Feb 10, 2021  Edit critic review
5/5
Writing with Fire (2021) Jonita Davis The film is about some of the most courageous women going up against the patriarchy to ensure that the voices of the least in their society is heard. If that don't inspire, then nothing will.
Posted Feb 10, 2021  Edit critic review
3/5
A Glitch in the Matrix (2020) Jonita Davis 'A Glitch in the Matrix' takes on the task of explaining "simulation theory", where it comes from, what it is, and how so many have used the theory to describe some pretty disturbing behavior.
Posted Feb 10, 2021  Edit critic review
4.5/5
Amy Tan: Unintended Memoir (2021) Jonita Davis Tan's family, like many other families of color held some pretty big secrets that, when uncovered, create a story that is much darker, yet much richer than she told in 'The Joy Luck Club'.
Posted Feb 10, 2021  Edit critic review
5/5
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go For It (2021) Jonita Davis It is her visual memoir, complete with photos, video of performances, and the colorful, engaging storytelling that we love from the actress.
Posted Feb 10, 2021  Edit critic review
4.5/5
Judas and the Black Messiah (2021) Jonita Davis What 'Judas and the Black Messiah' brings to this story is a closer look at William O'Neal, played by Lakeith Stanfield, from the moment he got set up with the FBI to the night of the murder. The film humanizes the man while offering us the truth.
Posted Feb 09, 2021  Edit critic review
3/5
Jungleland (2019) Jonita Davis 'Jungleland' isn't your ordinary story of siblings finding their way to one another. It's the tale of two roughnecks, hard-living brothers falling apart.
Posted Nov 18, 2020  Edit critic review
3/5
Let Him Go (2020) Jonita Davis 'Let Him Go' is a story about motherhood and loss couched in a 60's slow-burn western.
Posted Nov 18, 2020  Edit critic review
3/5
Fatman (2020) Jonita Davis 'Fatman' is a nontraditional holiday film that will appease those who always want to put Die Hard on the holiday watch list alongside the animated classics and vintage films.
Posted Nov 18, 2020  Edit critic review
4/5
One Royal Holiday (2020) Jonita Davis These viewers will open the holiday season with 'One Royal Holiday' and an injection of "seasoning" to the films-diverse characters, erased tropes, and new narrative opportunities that Hallmark Christmas movie fans will enjoy.
Posted Nov 03, 2020  Edit critic review
4/5
American Thief (2020) Jonita Davis For all audiences, 'American Thief' the film that will define an era.
Posted Nov 03, 2020  Edit critic review
4/5
Bad Hair (2020) Jonita Davis 'Bad Hair' posits hair as this magical monster that will take over a Black woman's body and mind if it's not stopped. This whole film is a metaphor for the Black hair struggle and so are the characters.
Posted Oct 23, 2020  Edit critic review
5/5
The Forty-Year-Old Version (2020) Jonita Davis With Radha's humorous and relatable bars, 40 Year Old Version 'The Forty Year Old Version' becomes the film of the year for the (aging) awkward Black women like me. We still have dreams and now we just need the confidence to chase them.
Posted Oct 19, 2020  Edit critic review
3/5
Faith Based (2020) Jonita Davis 'Faith Based' has an over-the-top, campy, docu-film feel that makes it a bit funnier than it probably should be.
Posted Oct 19, 2020  Edit critic review
4/5
2 Hearts (2020) Jonita Davis The tropical views throughout 'Two Hearts' are a breathtaking respite from my COVID shut-in environment. It made the mushy, gushy romance just that much easier to lean into.
Posted Oct 19, 2020  Edit critic review
3/5
Sno Babies (2020) Jonita Davis As Paolo Andino says in the film, the only way to combat the opioid epidemic is to face it, to talk about it. 'Sno Babies' operates as a vehicle for doing just that.
Posted Oct 02, 2020  Edit critic review
4/5
The Broken Hearts Gallery (2020) Jonita Davis Broken Hearts Gallery is proof that inclusion and diversity can be comedic, romantic, and also very entertaining.
Posted Sep 24, 2020  Edit critic review
4.5 of 5
The Swerve (2018) Jonita Davis After watching 'The Swerve,' you will have a whole new reason to remember Azura Skye and by her real name, not the character she plays.
Posted Sep 24, 2020  Edit critic review
3/5
The Paper Tigers (2020) Jonita Davis 'The Paper Tigers' begins like one of those "making up for lost time" films but you quickly find it turning into a very, very tardy coming of age story.
Posted Sep 23, 2020  Edit critic review
2 of 5
Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020) Jonita Davis The nostalgia of the Bill and Ted series may save 'Bill and Ted Face the Music'.
Posted Sep 16, 2020  Edit critic review
4/5
Arkansas (2020) Jonita Davis Like most dark comedies in the same vein as Fargo, trouble in 'Arkansas' starts with one body and goes downhill until Frog himself has to step in to deal with things. And, no one wants that.
Posted Sep 16, 2020  Edit critic review
4/5
Monday (2020) Jonita Davis 'Monday' picks up at the place where most romances end, right after the moment that true love is confirmed, and the couple commits themselves to be together. Here, reality begins.
Posted Sep 16, 2020  Edit critic review
3.5/5
Penguin Bloom (2020) Jonita Davis 'Penguin Bloom', despite being a true story, closely treads the dangerous boundary between a feel-good drama and a corny Hallmark movie.
Posted Sep 16, 2020  Edit critic review
4.5 of 5
Akilla's Escape (2020) Jonita Davis 'Akilla's Escape' is listed as a noir story of drug dealers and gangsters but it is actually a commentary on multigenerational violence and toxic masculinity. An education we all need.
Posted Sep 16, 2020  Edit critic review
5/5
One Night in Miami (2020) Jonita Davis In 'One Night in Miami', Regina King pulls these four great men off their pedestals and drops them into a night of reflection that is reminiscent of the 'Big Chill'.
Posted Sep 16, 2020  Edit critic review
2 of 5
The New Mutants (2020) Jonita Davis In 2016, 'New Mutants' it would've been the film to see. It may have passed in January this year. Today, audiences are different, and most are better off waiting for streaming.
Posted Sep 04, 2020  Edit critic review
3.5
The Beach House (2019) Jonita Davis For new fans of horror, 'The Beach House' is a good introduction. The gore is minimal, the gross factor is low, and the jump scares are not too terrifying.
Posted Jul 25, 2020  Edit critic review
4.5 of 5
The Old Guard (2020) Jonita Davis 'Old Guard' offers up a fresh look at an action film where women are respected and the tropes that usually weigh them down are left behind.
Posted Jul 25, 2020  Edit critic review
2.5 of 5
Mighty Oak (2020) Jonita Davis 'A Mighty Oak' is a light and entertaining family film that is mature enough for older kids. It will not bore the adults who are used to family content.
Posted Jun 24, 2020  Edit critic review
4.5 of 5
The Infiltrators (2019) Jonita Davis There are real people involved and 'The Infiltrators' is a film that never lets that the viewers forget.
Posted May 12, 2020  Edit critic review
4.5 of 5
Finding Yingying (2020) Jonita Davis 'Finding Yingying proves that centering the lives lost and the loved ones left behind can make for an intriguing a true-crime documentary.
Posted Apr 16, 2020  Edit critic review
4.5 of 5
Trolls World Tour (2020) Jonita Davis 'Trolls World Tour' shows kids that coming together as a community does NOT mean making everyone look and act like alike. And, it's all done with colorful dance numbers and some great music.
Posted Apr 11, 2020  Edit critic review
4.5 of 5
I'll Meet You There (2020) Jonita Davis 'I'll Meet You There' will take audiences to a place where everything is an identity attack, and there's no avoidance, quitting, or denial. It's all life. They aren't white enough for an escape.
Posted Apr 02, 2020  Edit critic review
3/5
Revival! The Experience (2018) Jonita Davis Revival offers a mixed pot of the Black traditions--Easter stage plays, theater, and gospel music--to bring audiences a story that could finally replace Charlton Heston's Moses at the feature film to watch in the weeks leading up to Easter.
Posted Mar 28, 2020  Edit critic review
4.5 of 5
The Invisible Man (2020) Jonita Davis The Invisible Man forces us to ask if we are so quick to type #believewomen, if held to those words in a real-life Cece v. Adrian situation?
Posted Mar 28, 2020  Edit critic review
4.5/5
Premature (2019) Jonita Davis In 'Premature', Green weaves the city, the summer atmosphere, and the urgency of young love into a story that will remind you of your first love.
Posted Feb 24, 2020  Edit critic review
4/5
The Photograph (2020) Jonita Davis 'The Photograph' is unapologetic, unproblematic, and imperfect in all the ways that Black folk were often not allowed to be.
Posted Feb 16, 2020  Edit critic review
4/5
Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made (2020) Jonita Davis 'Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made' strikes the right family comedy blend of adventure, imagination, and an underlying dramatic thread that ties the whole thing together.
Posted Feb 09, 2020  Edit critic review
4.5 of 5
Residue (2020) Jonita Davis 'Residue' channels Merawi Gerima's helplessness and frustration at his dying neighborhood and disappearing community into a format that can help other gentrification survivors do the same.
Posted Feb 09, 2020  Edit critic review
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