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by Lawrence D. Bobo onJanuary 9, 2013
Straight Up: 'Django Unchained' trashes the soft-pedaled depiction that American cinema has embraced.
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by Lawrence D. Bobo onDecember 30, 2012
From Obama's debates to a Spike Lee joint, these achievements made this year memorable.
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by Hillary Crosley onDecember 25, 2012
Quentin Tarantino's brutal film may center on a superhero slave, but any deeper meaning is arguable.
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by Stacy-Ann Ellis onDecember 24, 2012
The Red Hook Summer director shared his negative opinion of the new Quentin Tarantino movie with Vibe TV.
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by Brett Johnson onDecember 21, 2012
The film's star says he channeled New Jack City's gangster Nino Brown in the slave-hero epic.
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by Stacy-Ann Ellis onDecember 14, 2012
The Root Recommends: Rik Cordero and Spike Lee's documentary on guts, glory and New York-style hoops.
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by Jenée Desmond-Harris onNovember 26, 2012
If you watched football instead of Bad: 25 on Thanksgiving, you're not alone. But critics loved the film.
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November 23, 2012
The film director's documentary on the late King of Pop aired Thanksgiving night on ABC.
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by Miki Turner onNovember 17, 2012
From Denzel's Oscar-worthy turn to the colorful zoot suits, we recall the biopic 20 years later.
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by Miki Turner onOctober 31, 2012
The Oscar winner says his new movie is a complex adventure. Plus: He recalls 20-year-old Malcolm X.
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