movies
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Heartwarming Black Christmas Rom-Coms to Stream This Holiday
Looking for a really good rom-com to watch while sipping on eggnog? We’ve got you covered. Grab your favorite blanket, hit play, and settle in for a classic Black rom-com this Christmas holiday.
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This Wild Theory Says Home Alone Is Secretly A Story About The Love Of Christ
‘Home Alone’ is an all-time favorite movie for so many people. A trending theory claims it puts the Christ in Christmas.
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‘The Color Purple’ Cast: What Everyone’s Up To 40 Years Later
As The Color Purple celebrates its 40th anniversary, the film remains a cultural cornerstone. We revisit the iconic story and find out what the cast is doing today.
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All the Black-led Movies To See This Summer
Summer is here, which means it’s time to go to the movies. Hollywood has cooked up plenty of flicks for everyone this year, from thrilling sports dramas like “F1,” the return of fan-favorite franchises like “Jurassic Park,” and films for the whole family like “Smurfs.” Oh, and Spike Lee is back with a brand new…
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Father’s Day 2025: Fave Black Dads in TV and Film
From films like “The Pursuit of Happyness” and “Daddy’s Little Girls” to shows like “Family Matters” and “Black-ish,” we’re celebrating our favorite dads in media.
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2021 So Black: 21 Black Films and TV Worth Looking Forward To
I’m sure you’re sitting at the tail end of 2020 right now thinking, “What do you mean ‘look forward to’?! I did that before and look what happened in 2020! I won’t be fooled again!” Hell, in fact, some of the content from our 2020 list got pushed to 2021 due to a little thing…
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How to Get Away With Making Viola Davis 'Disappear': Ma Rainey's Hair and Makeup Leads Talk Transformation
If you’ve yet to watch the Netflix-produced adaptation of August Wilson’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, you are missing out on a moment in Black history—both long past and very recent. While the title evokes one of the great blues singers of nearly a century ago, what is already being considered one of the play’s seminal…
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Public Service Announcement: Tenet Is Not Going to Make Any More Sense Upon a Second Watch
Warning: Light spoilers for Tenet will follow. Back in September, my roommate and I drove a half-hour to the closest drive-in to watch Christopher Nolan’s latest epic, Tenet. My initial feelings on the film could be boiled down to “Fuck yeah! But what, what actually happened?” Yesterday, I copped the 4K Blu-Ray, eager to experience it…
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Halle Berry Expresses Disappointment in the Best Actress Oscar Category and Its Continued Lack of Diversity
In 2002, Halle Berry became the first Black woman to win an Academy Award for Best Actress, thanks to her work in the film Monster’s Ball. In the speech, she thanked Dorothy Dandridge, Lena Horne and Diahann Carroll for paving the way for her, and said she hoped that “every nameless, faceless woman of color”…
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We May Not Have New Rihanna Music, But We’re Getting a New Rihanna Documentary Next Year
While Rihanna’s Navy could very well be awaiting the mythical ‘R9’ album until…Heaven only knows…at least they’ll have a new documentary about the superstar to hold them over. The long-awaited Rihanna documentary, directed by Peter Berg (Battleship, Friday Night Lights), will be hitting our television screens in summer 2021. According to a new Collider interview…