TIFF: “Harriet” Is a Rare Misfire for Kasi Lemmons
The acclaimed filmmaker stumbles in her slick, but inaccessible portrait of the iconic civil rights figure.
The acclaimed filmmaker stumbles in her slick, but inaccessible portrait of the iconic civil rights figure.
Kasi Lemmons’ estate-approved biopic offers a chance to mourn the legend, even if the film stumbles when she’s not on stage.
Kasi Lemmons’ wistful, eerie, criminally underrated directorial debut features complex characters & asks unsettling questions about memory & perspective.
The Oscar-shortlisted composer on blending men with their machines and highlighting Whitney Houston’s life, music, and struggles.
Netflix’s documentary series inspired by a popular Twitter feed is disappointingly simplified & too focused on empty director soundbites
Two astonishing debuts from Black filmmakers populate Criterion’s December offerings.
Netflix’s new limited series deftly looks at racism, colorism, sexism, and more, all with typically great work from Octavia Spencer.
After 28 years, two sequels, and now with a reboot coming this June, Bernard Rose’s look at racial and economic disparity lingers the most in how it skewers the myth of the white savior.
Jonathan Demme hit an Oscar home run with a gripping thriller & iconic performances from Anthony Hopkins & Jodie Foster.
Who should win, who will win, and who was left out.
This year’s slate of BAFTA nominations makes clear the need for more marginalised voices in the British film industry.
Playmobil’s misguided animated feature follows in the footsteps of Delgo, The Oogieloves and other ill-fated kid’s flicks.
Disney’s sequel enjoys another robust weekend, while the Rian Johnson whodunit clues moviegoers to the joys of original crowdpleasers.
Frozen 2 breaks the ice of November’s box-office chill — and the year’s downward trend of family movie sequels.
Your dad’s favorite racing movie races to a $31.5 million opening weekend.
There is no fate but what we make, and Dark Fate‘s middling box office returns paint a grim future for the franchise. They say the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again while hoping for a different result. If so, then maybe the people at Skydance and Paramount Pictures should … Box Office Report: “Terminator: Dark Fate” Doesn’t Break the T3 Curse