Over at That Shelf, as part of their TIFF coverage, I reviewed Attica. Stanley Nelson’s documentary examines the 1971 prison uprising at the Attica Correctional Facility and the chilling lessons that can be learned from it today. You can read my full thoughts on the film via the link below:
TIFF 2021: Attica Review
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The founder of Cinema Axis, Courtney is a Rotten Tomatoes approved critic who can frequently be heard discussing film as co-host of Frameline on Radio Regent. Courtney has contributed to several publications including Leonard Maltin, That Shelf, POV Magazine, In the Seats, Black Girl Nerds, and Comix Asylum. He has appeared on ET Canada and Hollywood Suite's Cinema A to Z. Courtney celebrates diversity in cinema as host of the Changing Reels podcast and is a member of the Toronto Film Critics Association, the Online Film Critics Society, and the African American Film Critics Association.
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I am interested in this. I remember watching a dramatized film from HBO back in the 90s starring Kyle Maclachlan and Samuel L. Jackson as it was just intense. I was in my teens but it was really shocking as I wonder how much of it is true as I would learn that it was years later.