Tag: John Boyega
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How Netflix’s ‘Strong Black Summer’ Campaign Formalized Black Hollywood’s Cultural Calendar
It might officially be fall, but Netflix had a “Strong Black Summer.”At least, that was the name of the streamer’s warm-weather months campaign promoting a string of TV, film and documentary projects fronted by Black talent.Among the hot titles were Gabrielle Union’s rom-com “The Perfect Find,” the John Boyega-starring conspiratorial caper “They Cloned Tyrone,” a…
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10 Movies to Watch if You Loved ‘They Cloned Tyrone’
Juel Taylor’s They Cloned Tyrone starring John Boyega, Jamie Foxx, and Teyonah Parris has amassed considerable success on Netflix. In this immediate fan-favorite, Boyega’s character Fontaine is cloned by a corporation for nefarious purposes (monetary gain). With many of its absurdities, They Cloned Tyrone stands out as one of the titles in an ongoing Black…
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John Boyega Ranks ‘The Last Jedi’ as His Worst ‘Star Wars’ Movie: ‘In the Most Respectful Sense’
John Boyega was asked by “Hot Ones” to rank the films in his “Star Wars” trilogy, which kicked off on a high note in 2015 with the beloved “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” and then got polarizing with 2017’s “The Last Jedi” and 2019’s “The Rise of Skywalker.”“‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ is most definitely…
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‘They Cloned Tyrone’ Review: John Boyega Carries Netflix Thriller
Though there is nothing more agonizing than re-litigating the disaster that was the closing chapter of the trilogy in the recent Star Wars films, the one thing that still must be said is that John Boyega deserved far better in so many regards. With some distance from it now, it is clear that he was…
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John Boyega Was a Sci-Fi King Way Before Star Wars
With the Star Wars sequel trilogy and the Pacific Rim sequel under his belt, John Boyega is on the fast track to becoming a sci-fi legend. With Fn-2187’s (better known as Finn) introduction in Star Wars: The Force Awakens and going all the way to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Boyega portrayed the evolution…
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New on Netflix in July 2023
July is shaping up to be an exciting month for Netflix subscribers with new seasons of your favorite shows, exciting new series, highly anticipated films, fascinating documentaries, and much more. Manuel Garcia-Rulfo returns as Mickey Haller in Part 1 of The Lincoln Lawyer Season 2, which follows the rule-breaking lawyer taking on an all-new case.…