Regina King’s Stunning ‘One Night in Miami’ Dissects Black Power and Anxiety
The first-time film director breathes new life into a group of Black legends.
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‘Promising Young Woman’ Gleefully Eviscerates the Nice Guy Myth
Carey Mulligan commands this pitch-black comedic thriller about revenge, retribution, and rape culture.
‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Struggles to Solve its Steve Trevor Problem
Gal Gadot and Chris Pine’s potent chemistry swoop in to save a film perilously close to being a hot mess.
Miraculous Performances and Writing Make ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ Sing
The screen adaptation is almost too faithful to August Wilson’s play, but any tension melts away when a luminous Chadwick Boseman and fiery Viola Davis enter the frame.
Riz Ahmed Anchors the Innovative, Astonishing ‘Sound of Metal’
Director Darius Marder’s depiction of the Deaf community is nuanced, graceful, and dignified.
‘Lovecraft Country’ Shatters Expectations to Excavate Generational Black Trauma
HBO’s supernatural series is an ambitious, audacious reclamation of Black genre fiction.
