Rogue Nation is the fifth installment in the Mission: Impossible franchise featuring Tom Cruise as the dashing and daring Ethan...
Read moreSometimes artistry and insanity are so intertwined you can’t distinguish between them. That was the challenge for singer Nina Simone;...
Read moreTwenty-two years ago, Jurassic Park, directed by Steven Spielberg, filled our theaters across the country. There we met the ferocious...
Read more17-year-old Malcolm (Shameik Moore) was raised by a single mom (Kimberly Elise) in a rather rough section of L.A. where...
Read moreWhen Elliot Anderson’s (Kevin Costner) wife Carol (Jennifer Ehle) perishes in a tragic car accident, he suddenly finds himself facing...
Read moreThe Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution, the first feature-length film to focus on the origin and downfall of the...
Read moreWalking into a theater to see the latest Fast & Furious episode is like saying hello to an old, well-oiled...
Read moreSmek (Steve Martin) is the ostentatious leader of the Boovs, and not exactly a fan of Oh. Gratuity "Tip" Tucci...
Read moreProvided you’re open to politically-incorrect fare ranging from racist to misogynistic to homophobic, you’re likely to enjoy this inspired pairing...
Read more“Black Male Frames charts the development and shifting popularity of two stereotypes of black male masculinity in popular American film:...
Read moreJess Barrett (Margot Robbie) is an aspiring con artist who picked the worst guy to steal a wallet from when...
Read moreNoni (Gugu Mbatha-Raw) has it all, or so it seems. After years of trying to make it, the emerging pop...
Read moreBirdman won Best Picture at the 87th annual Academy Awards on a night periodically punctuated by politically-conscious acceptance speeches.
Read moreTwo DuVernay films – Middle of Nowhere and I Will Follow both were shown at the Twin Cities Black Film...
Read moreI was born in the early 1950s, which means the Civil Rights Movement unfolded over the course of my formative...
Read moreDavid Oyelowo (pronounced “oh-yellow-oh”) is a classically trained stage actor who is working successfully and simultaneously in film, television and...
Read moreChris Rock recently hosted Saturday Night Live. During the show’s normal intro section, he did around 10 minutes of standup....
Read moreMabel “Madea” Simmons is the moralizing, motor-mouthed senior citizen created and first introduced on stage by the incomparable Tyler Perry....
Read moreMovie Review By Raymond Jackson Contributing Writer It has been a while since I’ve seen and heard a Hollywood production...
Read moreThe academics are tough enough at Winchester University, a mythical Ivy League institution. It’s too bad that Black students there...
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