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HULU’S “THE TESTAMENTS” IS WELL WORTH THE RETURN TO GILEAD
Hell hath no fury like a teenage girl.
6 min read
HOW “BRIDGERTON” SEASON 4 SEAMLESSLY SHAKES UP MAYFAIR’S STATUS QUO
"Bridgerton" is serving up a little class consciousness with its romance this time around.
6 min read
“HIS & HERS” IS SUPPOSED TO BE A WHODUNIT. IT’S MORE OF A WHYYOUDODAT
There may be two sides to every story. His & Hers just never figures out what it wants either of them to be.
5 min read
HULU’S “WASHINGTON BLACK” HAD EVERYTHING GOING FOR IT—SO WHY DOES IT FEEL SO HOLLOW?
A beautiful, ambitious miss.
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12 SOUTH ASIAN & ARAB-LED MOVIES AND SHOWS I NEED MORE PEOPLE TO WATCH
If you’ve just inhaled Netflix's "Best of the Best", watch these next.
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NOBODY TOLD ME “ATLANTA” WAS A HORROR SHOW
The joke and the jump scare were often the same thing.
9 min read
NETFLIX’S “UMTHETHO” IS ONE HELL OF A MESSY MORALITY TRAP
Family will have you compromising every principle you’ve ever had.
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NETFLIX IS BETTING BIG ON AFRICAN DRAMAS—AND IT’S PAYING OFF
"The Polygamist" isn’t an outlier.
6 min read
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NETFLIX’S “UMTHETHO” IS ONE HELL OF A MESSY MORALITY TRAP
Family will have you compromising every principle you’ve ever had.
Aug 175 min read
“DIARRA FROM DETROIT” IS DELICIOUSLY NOSY TV
Being nosy is a full-time motherf*cking job.
Jul 286 min read
PEACOCK’S “STRUNG” IS A TWISTY THRILLER MOSTLY WORTH GETTING TANGLED IN
The movie’s not subtle. But it does have momentum.
Jun 284 min read
HULU’S “THE TESTAMENTS” IS WELL WORTH THE RETURN TO GILEAD
Hell hath no fury like a teenage girl.
May 286 min read
“IS GOD IS” IS A FEROCIOUS TAKE ON BLACK WOMEN’S RIGHTEOUS RAGE
A rage-filled revenge thriller about so much more than rage and revenge.
May 175 min read
YOU’RE NOT WATCHING “BIG MOOD” AND IT SHOWS
Big Mood is a whole mood.
May 135 min read
MOTHER MARY IS WEIRD AS HELL—AND WEIRDLY WORKS
A glitter-drenched pop fantasia that’s as ridiculous as it is riveting.
Apr 215 min read
“YOU, ME & TUSCANY” MAKES A STRONG CASE FOR MORE CUTESY, CHEESY BLACK ROM-COMS
Like any delectable Tuscan dessert, it may not be nutritious, but it tastes very good.
Apr 124 min read
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