{"id":146758,"date":"2020-09-08T13:45:50","date_gmt":"2020-09-08T17:45:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/?p=146758"},"modified":"2020-09-19T12:03:37","modified_gmt":"2020-09-19T16:03:37","slug":"jeffry-batista-on-new-chess-film-critical-thinking-directed-by-john-leguizamo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/jeffry-batista-on-new-chess-film-critical-thinking-directed-by-john-leguizamo\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeffry Batista On New Chess Film \u2018Critical Thinking\u2019 Directed by John Leguizamo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div id=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-counter-1\" class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper \" style=\"width:662px;\" data-g1-fluid-width=\"662\" data-g1-fluid-height=\"372\">\n\t       <div class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-inner\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.19335347432%;\">\n\t       <div class=\"mace-youtube\" data-mace-video=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ei1KG4QVEvw?showinfo=0&#038;rel=1&#038;ytp-pause-overlay=1&#038;autoplay=1&#038;enablejsapi=1\" data-mace-video-thumb=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/ei1KG4QVEvw\/hqdefault.jpg\"><div class=\"mace-play-button\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t       <\/div>\n\t       <\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Critical Thinking<\/strong> is based on a true story from 1998\u2014 five LatinX and Black teenagers from Miami Jackson Senior High School in one of the toughest underserved neighborhoods in Miami, fight their way into the National Chess Championship under the guidance of their unconventional but inspirational teacher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The film is John Leguizamo&#8217;s feature directorial debut and was written by Dito Montiel. 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