PG-13 | 2h 11min | Drama, Romance, Biography | 25 December 2021 (USA) In his first three features as a director, two-time Oscar-winning actor Denzel Washington chose to explore the (often difficult) experiences of Black Americans. “Antwone Fisher” (2002) and “The Great Debaters” (2007) were fact-based and “Fences” (2016) was an adaptation of the 1985 play by August Wilson. All low-budget affairs, each took in practically double their cost at the box office and received favorable reviews. Not huge cash cows, Washington’s pet projects still left everyone involved relatively pleased. The budget for Washington’s latest project hasn’t been made public yet, but based on the look of the final product, it’s probably as modest as the others. Coupled with Washington’s following and that of leading man Michael B. Jordan (along with a Christmas Day release) almost ensures it won’t lose money. Washington Backslides Sporting the unfussy, unadorned, generic sheen of a high-end Hallmark production, “A Journal for …