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A celebration of Black artists and revolutionaries, Ephraim Asili s debut feature was inspired by Godard s La Chinoise. Ephraim Asili calls his first feature-length film a remix of La Chinoise, Jean-Luc Godard s 1967 mélange of Maoist politics among idealistic young Parisians. With energy and wit, he achieves his goal of creating a critique and an homage at the same time, but you don t need to be familiar with the earlier work to appreciate The Inheritance. It stands solidly on its own as a dynamic inquiry into revolutionary culture and Black identity, not to mention the challenge of living with roommates. ....
For the most part, an “inheritance” left to you by an older relative or loved one is considered a personalized, even intimate, gift. An heirloom, perhaps, or a collection of items, or maybe even a certain amount of money, or a home some sort of one-to-one relationship between the person doing the giving, and the person doing the receiving. And Ephraim Asili’s feature-length debut film “The Inheritance” begins with that setup: a young man inherits a West Philadelphia rowhome left to him by his grandmother. But “The Inheritance” deliberately and thought-provokingly shifts from that singular definition of “inheritance” to a broader, more inclusive one that speaks to generational struggle, collective sacrifice, and the Black American experience. Asili experiments with cinematic form as he considers “inheritance” as legacy, heritage, and tradition, resulting in an engrossing, challenging film that allures and confronts you in equal measure. ....
Enter email address You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times. This week saw awards nominations from the Producers Guild of America, Directors Guild of America and British Academy of Film and Television Arts, bringing into clearer focus what films are truly competitive in this unusual awards season. Oscars nominations are out Monday, and Glenn Whipp has a complete list of predictions. As Glenn wisely points out, instead of heading out to theaters, you will need to subscribe to four streaming services to see all the likely nominees, and still shell out a little extra for a couple more titles. ....