Alien at the Movies

It's July 1967 in Detroit & a police raid has set off 3 days of riots, looting, arrests, deaths, & destruction as the racial tension powder keg explodes. Director Kathryn Bigelow has masterfully recreated the time period with the focus on the deadly incident at the Algiers Motel. This powerful & intense film will make any fair-minded person cringe & be revolted by the abuse of power & the injustice that plays out here. John Boyega, Anthony Mackie, & William Poulter have key roles. See these individuals caught in this extreme turmoil. This movie is hard to watch & will make you so angry but it is an important history lesson not to be forgotten. Wrap up summaries give some closure to this true story at the end of the film.

Alien gives it 3½ "police overreach" stars out of 4.