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'BEING EDDIE': NETFLIX'S POLISHED PORTRAIT OF A MAN WHO—BY THE END—REMAINS A PUZZLE

'BEING EDDIE': NETFLIX'S POLISHED PORTRAIT OF A MAN WHO—BY THE END—REMAINS A PUZZLE

'BEING EDDIE': NETFLIX'S POLISHED PORTRAIT OF A MAN WHO—BY THE END—REMAINS A PUZZLE

4 days ago4 min read

TYLER PERRY'S 'FINDING JOY' ISN'T GOOD—BUT IT IS COMFORTABLY MID

TYLER PERRY'S 'FINDING JOY' ISN'T GOOD—BUT IT IS COMFORTABLY MID

TYLER PERRY'S 'FINDING JOY' ISN'T GOOD—BUT IT IS COMFORTABLY MID

Nov 104 min read

SAPPHIC, SEDUCTIVE, DESTRUCTIVE: NIA DACOSTA'S 'HEDDA' IS DEVISHLY DIVINE

SAPPHIC, SEDUCTIVE, DESTRUCTIVE: NIA DACOSTA'S 'HEDDA' IS DEVISHLY DIVINE

SAPPHIC, SEDUCTIVE, DESTRUCTIVE: NIA DACOSTA'S 'HEDDA' IS DEVISHLY DIVINE

Nov 25 min read

KATHRYN BIGELOW'S 'A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE' AIN'T 'ARMAGEDDON'—AND THAT'S THE POINT

KATHRYN BIGELOW'S 'A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE' AIN'T 'ARMAGEDDON'—AND THAT'S THE POINT

KATHRYN BIGELOW'S 'A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE' AIN'T 'ARMAGEDDON'—AND THAT'S THE POINT

Oct 284 min read

13 HIDDEN HORROR GEMS YOU HAVEN'T STREAMED YET (BUT SHOULD)

13 HIDDEN HORROR GEMS YOU HAVEN'T STREAMED YET (BUT SHOULD)

13 HIDDEN HORROR GEMS YOU HAVEN'T STREAMED YET (BUT SHOULD)

Oct 184 min read

LUCA GUADAGNINO'S 'AFTER THE HUNT' WANTS TO BE A MORAL THRILLER—BUT IT'S TOO PRETTY TO GET UGLY

LUCA GUADAGNINO'S 'AFTER THE HUNT' WANTS TO BE A MORAL THRILLER—BUT IT'S TOO PRETTY TO GET UGLY

LUCA GUADAGNINO'S 'AFTER THE HUNT' WANTS TO BE A MORAL THRILLER—BUT IT'S TOO PRETTY TO GET UGLY

Oct 124 min read

THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO AVA COLEMAN

THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO AVA COLEMAN

THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO AVA COLEMAN

Sep 305 min read

I DISAGREE WITH CRITICS ABOUT JUSTIN TIPPING'S 'HIM' (SORT OF)

I DISAGREE WITH CRITICS ABOUT JUSTIN TIPPING'S 'HIM' (SORT OF)

I DISAGREE WITH CRITICS ABOUT JUSTIN TIPPING'S 'HIM' (SORT OF)

Sep 237 min read

'LOVE, BROOKLYN' TURNED THIS LOVE CYNIC INTO A TOTAL SAP

'LOVE, BROOKLYN' TURNED THIS LOVE CYNIC INTO A TOTAL SAP

'LOVE, BROOKLYN' TURNED THIS LOVE CYNIC INTO A TOTAL SAP

Sep 175 min read

ISSA RAE'S 'SEEN & HEARD' IS A BEAUTIFUL START TO A MUCH BIGGER CONVERSATION

ISSA RAE'S 'SEEN & HEARD' IS A BEAUTIFUL START TO A MUCH BIGGER CONVERSATION

ISSA RAE'S 'SEEN & HEARD' IS A BEAUTIFUL START TO A MUCH BIGGER CONVERSATION

Sep 156 min read

BIANCA BARCLAY IS THE TRUE STAR OF NETFLIX'S 'WEDNESDAY' (ACCORDING TO ME)

BIANCA BARCLAY IS THE TRUE STAR OF NETFLIX'S 'WEDNESDAY' (ACCORDING TO ME)

BIANCA BARCLAY IS THE TRUE STAR OF NETFLIX'S 'WEDNESDAY' (ACCORDING TO ME)

Sep 24 min read

'BRING IT ON' IS STILL RELEVANT 25 YEARS LATER (AND THAT MAKES ME KINDA SAD)

'BRING IT ON' IS STILL RELEVANT 25 YEARS LATER (AND THAT MAKES ME KINDA SAD)

'BRING IT ON' IS STILL RELEVANT 25 YEARS LATER (AND THAT MAKES ME KINDA SAD)

Aug 215 min read

'HIGHEST 2 LOWEST' IS SPIKE LEE IN FULL BLOOM.

'HIGHEST 2 LOWEST' IS SPIKE LEE IN FULL BLOOM.

'HIGHEST 2 LOWEST' IS SPIKE LEE IN FULL BLOOM.

Aug 184 min read

HULU'S 'WASHINGTON BLACK' HAD EVERYTHING GOING FOR IT—SO WHY DOES IT FEEL SO HOLLOW?

HULU'S 'WASHINGTON BLACK' HAD EVERYTHING GOING FOR IT—SO WHY DOES IT FEEL SO HOLLOW?

HULU'S 'WASHINGTON BLACK' HAD EVERYTHING GOING FOR IT—SO WHY DOES IT FEEL SO HOLLOW?

Jul 314 min read

HBO'S ‘THE GILDED AGE’ ACTUALLY DEPICTS THE 19th-CENTURY BLACK ELITE WITH HISTORICAL ACCURACY (AND THAT'S DOPE)

HBO'S ‘THE GILDED AGE’ ACTUALLY DEPICTS THE 19th-CENTURY BLACK ELITE WITH HISTORICAL ACCURACY (AND THAT'S DOPE)

HBO'S ‘THE GILDED AGE’ ACTUALLY DEPICTS THE 19th-CENTURY BLACK ELITE WITH HISTORICAL ACCURACY (AND THAT'S DOPE)

Jun 195 min read

MICHAELA COEL'S 'I MAY DESTROY YOU' STILL DESTROYS ME FIVE YEARS LATER

MICHAELA COEL'S 'I MAY DESTROY YOU' STILL DESTROYS ME FIVE YEARS LATER

MICHAELA COEL'S 'I MAY DESTROY YOU' STILL DESTROYS ME FIVE YEARS LATER

Jun 85 min read

TYLER PERRY'S 'SHE THE PEOPLE' ISN'T COMPLETELY USELESS. NOT COMPLETELY.

TYLER PERRY'S 'SHE THE PEOPLE' ISN'T COMPLETELY USELESS. NOT COMPLETELY.

TYLER PERRY'S 'SHE THE PEOPLE' ISN'T COMPLETELY USELESS. NOT COMPLETELY.

May 265 min read

'FOREVER' IS A MASTER CLASS IN REIMAGINING A CLASSIC WITHOUT LOSING ITS ESSENCE

'FOREVER' IS A MASTER CLASS IN REIMAGINING A CLASSIC WITHOUT LOSING ITS ESSENCE

'FOREVER' IS A MASTER CLASS IN REIMAGINING A CLASSIC WITHOUT LOSING ITS ESSENCE

May 155 min read

INSERT BLOODY GOOD VAMPIRE PUN [HERE] CAUSE I JUST WATCHED RYAN COOGLER'S 'SINNERS'

INSERT BLOODY GOOD VAMPIRE PUN [HERE] CAUSE I JUST WATCHED RYAN COOGLER'S 'SINNERS'

INSERT BLOODY GOOD VAMPIRE PUN [HERE] CAUSE I JUST WATCHED RYAN COOGLER'S 'SINNERS'

Apr 186 min read

'G20': YOU EITHER WANT TO WATCH PRESIDENT VIOLA DAVIS BEAT UP MEDIOCRE WHITE DUDES OR YOU DON'T

'G20': YOU EITHER WANT TO WATCH PRESIDENT VIOLA DAVIS BEAT UP MEDIOCRE WHITE DUDES OR YOU DON'T

'G20': YOU EITHER WANT TO WATCH PRESIDENT VIOLA DAVIS BEAT UP MEDIOCRE WHITE DUDES OR YOU DON'T

Apr 135 min read

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