Malachi Kirby continues to deliver a moving and nuanced performance as Hezekiah Moscow in A Thousand Blows on Hulu. Kirby’s Jamaican heritage has influenced his portrayal of this character, and he hopes the audience can relate to the story’s portrayal of forgiveness and acceptance.
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Director Steve McQueen’s newest Prime Video documentaries on West Indian and Caribbean life in 20th century London are necessary viewing. In a style similar to Ava DuVernay’s 13th, the Academy Award-winning director stitches together archival footage and thoughtful interviews that spotlight the violent history of some of London’s most vulnerable communities. Subnormal: A British Scandal, Black Power: A British Story of Resistance, and Uprising document the racially motivated atrocities that plagued black and brown neighborhoods across London in the 1960s, ‘70s, and ‘80s, and captures the delicate maneuverings of McQueen’s cinematic eye.
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