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16 SUPER CREEPY SHOWS FOR YOUR SPOOKY SEASON SPIRAL
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4 days ago
4 min read
“A DIFFERENT WORLD” IS BACK; LET’S TALK ABOUT WHY HILLMAN STILL HAS US IN A CHOKEHOLD
Review
5 days ago
6 min read
“YOUR MOTHER YOUR MOTHER YOUR MOTHER” INTERROGATES YOUR FATHER
Review
Sep 28
5 min read
LET’S DECOLONIZE THAT FALL WATCHLIST. IT’S TIME.
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Sep 26
5 min read
“DIARRA FROM DETROIT” SEASON 2 HAS EVERYTHING I WANT FROM A GHETTO GOONIE MURDER MYSTERY
Review
Sep 23
6 min read
WERE WE TOO HARD ON “GLITTER”?
Rewind
Sep 21
7 min read
12 SOUTH ASIAN & ARAB-LED MOVIES AND SHOWS I NEED MORE PEOPLE TO WATCH
Recs
Sep 17
4 min read
TIFF 2026 ROUNDUP: A MOTOWN SCHEME, TIME TRAVEL WITH A TWIST, AND MAD LOVE FOR DARLENE LOVE
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Sep 15
4 min read
TIFF 2026 ROUNDUP: SECRETS, VISIONS, AND WOMEN WHO REFUSE TO BEHAVE
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Sep 14
3 min read
TIFF 2026: “THE SURGEON” TURNS MICHELLE YEOH’S RETIREMENT INTO A BLOODY GOOD TIME
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Sep 13
2 min read
TIFF 2026: “THE JULIA SET” HAS A VERY SIMPLE EQUATION: SMART GIRL + FRAGILE MAN = DISASTER
Review
Sep 12
3 min read
TIFF 2026: “CLARISSA” GIVES VIRGINIA WOOLF’S “MRS. DALLOWAY” A LUSH LAGOS REMIX
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Sep 12
4 min read
NOBODY TOLD ME “ATLANTA” WAS A HORROR SHOW
Essay
Sep 6
9 min read
IN HONOR OF THE US OPEN, LET’S REVISIT THE SEXY, SWEATY GENIUS OF “CHALLENGERS”
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Aug 27
6 min read
14 MOVIES I’M SUPER HYPE TO SEE AT TIFF 2026
Event
Aug 17
5 min read
NETFLIX’S “UMTHETHO” IS ONE HELL OF A MESSY MORALITY TRAP
Review
Aug 17
5 min read
NETFLIX IS BETTING BIG ON AFRICAN DRAMAS—AND IT’S PAYING OFF
Essay
Aug 11
6 min read
“DIARRA FROM DETROIT” IS DELICIOUSLY NOSY TV
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Jul 28
6 min read
SHOWS LIKE “SURVIVAL OF THE THICKEST” TO HELP YOU SURVIVE YOUR SURVIVAL WITHDRAWAL
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Jul 23
3 min read
APPARENTLY, EVERY VERSION OF “THE ODYSSEY” CAN REIMAGINE HELEN OF TROY—JUST NOT AS A BLACK WOMAN
Essay
Jul 21
5 min read
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