The Oscars came under fire last year for the lack of representation in all categories. The #OscarsSoWhite spread like wildfire prior to and after the awards were handed out, which has made this coming year’s nominations especially interesting. One of the movies, casts, and directors that could have helped with this case is Straight Outta Compton, the biopic drama directed by F. Gary Gray. Instead of a Best Director, Best Film, or Best Male Lead nomination for Jason Mitchell, the film did not receive any sort of recognition from the Oscars.
Gray is making a sharp turn into Fast 8, which gives the film just another interesting aspect in the followup to the record breaking Furious 7. Even though Fast & ...
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