The Root Reviews

In the hot and sweaty summer of 1969, the well-known music festival known as Woodstock happened in Bethel, New York.…

As have many, the film industry has been hit hard by COVID-19, with small budget films being canceled, cinemas only…

Note: This review contains minor spoilers. Proceed with caution. 

I distinctly remember the day I realized my femininity.

You know how folks will typically amp themselves up for a night out at the club by exclaiming, “This about to be a…

Bad boys, bad boys, what ya gonna do, what ya gonna do when old age comes for you?

Perhaps the best way to approach a play like Lindiwe, a Love Story is not to ask it to be a play at all—at least,…

To say Tarell Alvin McCraney is masterful at articulating black male coming-of-age stories in America would be an…

You ever leave a movie feeling all warm inside due to the bubbling laughter in your tummy and pure joy in reaction…

“Harriet’s a film about freedom; it’s not about slavery,” director Kasi Lemmons mused amid the clinking and clanking…

America can be a dog-eat-dog world, but what if the hungriest dogs are bad bitches?

Ladies and gentlemen, introducing…*drumroll* the entitlement of white men!

“It’s a very universal story. It’s a play about brothers,” says actor Namir Smallwood when asked about his role in Tr…

The year was 1994, and a Tiny Tonja sat in a crowded theater to witness what would become her favorite Disney film,…

Chicago is a city that has been thrust into the abyss of exploitation, as national media has been lured by the…

They say no one understands Shaft but his woman. But, does Shaft even like women? Yes, he likes pussy, but I mean,…

If you went and saw Dark Phoenix this weekend, or plan to see Dark Phoenix this weekend, I’m going to make a few…

Life begins with a number and ends with a number.

Ma has one mantra: “Don’t make me drink alone.” My response: “Don’t drink around her, ever.”