‘The Harder They Fall’ Takes No. 1. Slot on AAFCA’s Top 10 Films of 2021 List – Film News in Brief

The African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) has selected “The Harder They Fall” as the No. 1 film on their annual top 10 list. Written and directed by Jeymes Samuel and produced by Jay-Z, the big-budget Netflix western sees Idris Elba, Regina King, Jonathan Majors, Zazie Beetz and LaKeith Stanfield portray historical Black figures Rufus Buck, Nat Love, Trudy Smith, Stagecoach Mary and Cherokee Bill, respectively. “Although our top film, ‘The Harder They Fall’ from Netflix is a fictionalized Western,” said AAFCA president and co-founder Gil Robertson. “It introduced the world to an incredible array of real-life Black cowboys and… Read Full Article