So I haven’t reviewed anything here in a while because I am a disgrace, which means I now have two months worth of films to catch up on. In this post, I will just deal with the films of March. Shortly afterwards, I shall cast my critical eye over April, but don’t hold your breath for that. I had wanted to do full reviews of some of these but life got in the way so what are you going to do? If Beale Street Could Talk If Beale Street Could Talk , director Barry Jenkins’ follow up to the Oscar-winning Moonlight , is one of those films that completely transforms your worldview. Harnessing the unique sensory power of cinema to immerse you completely in its perspective, If Beale Street Could Talk is the closest a white English guy like myself can get to understanding the African American experience. Following the wrongful conviction of Fonny from the point of view of his girlfriend Tish, Jenkins ensures you feel the injustice of his treatment by juxtaposing the intimate vignettes of ...