The Ace Black Movie Blog

A racism drama set in the world of medicine, No Way Out tackles prejudice through the story of a doctor forced to defend his reputation.  D...

A drama with some humour, Lilies Of The Field  is a warm-hearted story combining the kindness of strangers with the passion of religious bel...

A crime thriller, Shoot To Kill (also known as Deadly Pursuit ) is a picturesque adventure chase, lacking character depth but packed with l...

An assassination thriller, The Jackal features big star names in all the wrong roles and a plot filled with mammoth holes. In Moscow, ...

A Civil War drama, Band Of Angels is stranded between old and new representations of racism and eventually falls between the cracks. I...

A classroom social drama, Blackboard Jungle takes a grim view of adolescence in sounding a loud warning about the latest inter-generatio...

A potent human drama set amidst the Parisian jazz scene, Paris Blues explores themes of ambition, personal comfort, and unexpected love ...

An emotive drama about about race and class in America, A Raisin In The Sun only aims for the high notes. Staginess and an overabundance...

A classroom drama set in a tough London neighbourhood, To Sir, With Love is a modest film that seeks and finds emotional connections tha...

A potent drama about race relations packaged into an escape thriller, The Defiant Ones is an enthralling film. The intimate story of two...

All movies starring Sidney Poitier and reviewed on the Ace Black Movie Blog are linked below: No Way Out (195...

A simmering murder mystery overheated to the boiling point by racial tensions, In The Heat Of The Night is a seminal cinematic achievement...

The start of a new era and the end of a momentous career, Guess Who's Coming To Dinner is a milestone film. With his health failing to...