movies
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With Bright, Will Smith Misses an Opportunity to Launch a Real Afrofuturistic Revolution
My friends and I constantly talk about how we want a bunch of black movies across the spectrum, from romance to science fiction. White actors get all the fun and we get all the supporting (and usually dying) sidekicks. Will Smith has been serving us all those movies we crave for years. He took a…
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Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle Is Good-Hearted Fun, With a Few Minor Exceptions
During the holiday season, there’s always that one movie that children drag their sulking parents to and then ask for extra butter on their popcorn while adult innuendos fly over their heads and their parents’ sulks turn into smiles. [Full disclosure: The Root attended a press junket where travel and hotel lodging was paid for…
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Dwayne ‘the Rock’ Johnson Says He Definitely Wouldn’t Pick Kevin Hart as His 2020 Running Mate
When Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle opens Dec. 20, you’ll be able to feast your eyes on Dwayne “the Rock” Johnson’s biceps and also the beautiful landscape of Oahu, Hawaii, where the film was shot. Several lucky journalists from various media outlets were given the opportunity to travel to Oahu, courtesy of Sony Pictures, to…
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A New Wrinkle in Time Trailer Just Dropped and I Am Shook
Queen Ava DuVernay graced our timelines Sunday night with the newest trailer for her adaptation of Madeleine L’Engle’s book A Wrinkle in Time, and I am, as the kids would say, shooketh. Holy stunning visuals. This trailer is so gorgeous. The trailer gives us a closer look at Meg’s (Storm Reid) journey to find her…
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I Tried It: My Co-Worker Shamed Me Into Watching Purple Rain
Yesha Callahan, The Root’s deputy managing editor, is a tyrant. I think my troubles really began in earnest last April when the greatest of all time, Prince Rogers Nelson, departed this earthly plane and the office was reminiscing. Of course, Purple Rain, both the album and the film, came up in conversation. I casually mentioned…
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Watch: The Exclusive 1st Look at The Star, Starring Oprah Winfrey, Anthony Anderson and Many More
If you’re the holiday-movie type, Sony Pictures Animation has something that might get you into the holiday spirit early with its animated film The Star. The Star follows a small, brave donkey and his animal friends who become the unsung heroes of the first Christmas. The movie stars the voices of Oprah Winfrey, Steven Yeun,…
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I Understand Why The DETROIT Movie Was Made, But I Can't Recommend That You See It
Despite living away from my native Detroit for nearly a decade and a half, I stay connected to the city through frequent visits to my immediate family and through friends on social media. As of late, I’ve heard quite a few mixed-to-negative feelings about the upcoming DETROIT film from native Detroiters, so my first goal…
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Watch: Everything I Need to Know About Life, I Learned From Black ’90s Movies
They just don’t make ’em like they used to. Yeah … I’ve actually said that sentence in reference to movies; specifically, black movies. Everyone knows and boasts about the ’90s being one of the best decades for blackness on the big screen, and it’s true. Think about it. There was Boomerang, CB4, The Five Heartbeats,…
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If Baby Boy 2 Is A Thing, I Have Some Sequel Ass Questions!
In what can only be described as the most covfefe’s of all covfefe’s, Baby Boy 2 might actually be a thing. What’s that you say? You didn’t know Baby Boy 2 was even a possibility because why would anybody sequelize (surprisingly, “sequelize” is a real word, in the same vein that Pinnochio was a real…