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The Woman King

‘The Woman King’ Takes Some Historical Liberties

September 18, 2022September 26, 2022 Sara Stewart 2 Comments Gina Prince-Bythewood, John Boyega, Lashana Lynch, The Woman King, Viola Davis

Name a Hollywood history that doesn’t

The Little Mermaid

The Little Mermaid is Black Now

September 15, 2022September 26, 2022 Neal Pollack 0 Comments Boyd Holbrook, Halley Bailey, Hans Christian Andersen, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Moses Ingram, Neil Gaiman, The Little Mermaid, The Sandman, Tom Sturridge, Vanesu Samunyai, Viola Davis, Vivienne Acheampong

It’s also OK to criticize performances by Black actors

Beverly Cleary

CREATORS FICTION Remembrance Writers Young Adult

America Mourns Beverly Cleary

March 28, 2021March 30, 2021 Sharyn Vane 0 Comments Beverly Cleary, Faith Salie, Jenny Han, Judy Blume, Ramona Quimby, Reese Witherspoon, Viola Davis

Tributes pour in for beloved children’s author, who passed away last week at 104

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

Chadwick Boseman’s Brilliant Final Role

December 18, 2020December 28, 2020 Neal Pollack 0 Comments August Wilson, Chadwick Boseman, Denzel Washington, Fences, George C. Wolfe, Glynn Turman, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Pittsburgh Cycle, Viola Davis

His epic performance in ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ shows us just what we’ve lost

The Help

Netflix, We Don’t Need Your ‘Help’

June 8, 2020June 17, 2020 Mia McCullough 0 Comments 13th, Criterion Collection, Just Mercy, Katherine Stockett, Netflix, The Help, Viola Davis, When They See Us

The distressing popularity of the ultimate white savior movie

Widows

The Sweet Revenge Of ‘Widows’

November 15, 2018November 15, 2018 Stephen Garrett 1 Comment Colin Farrell, Cynthia Erivo, Daniel Kaluuya, Gillian Flynn, Liam Neeson, Michelle Rodriguez, Robert Duvall, Steve McQueen, Viola Davis, Widows

Steve McQueen and Gillian Flynn’s Empathetic Genre Masterwork