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December 16, 2021

The power of performative, racialised masculinity in The Power of The Dog

Jane Campion's latest explores how the rich and powerful assume--and shed--the trappings of others for their fulfillment.
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February 21, 2021

“The United States vs. Billie Holiday” can’t build a strong case for itself

Andra Day shines in Lee Daniels' otherwise-messy biopic about the Black cultural icon, squandering some fine potential.
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June 8, 2020

Reexamining the anti-racist messaging of HBO’s “Whitewash”

Lambasted at the time for not being direct enough about race, HBO's animated short takes on new significance in a post-BLM America.
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April 9, 2020

“The Innocence Files” Cracks Open the Justice System

Eight men wrongly convicted tell their stories in this gripping indictment of the American justice system.
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March 29, 2020

“Passing Strange” Brings Lee to Broadway

Spike Lee's filmed version of the Broadway rock musical captures the immediacy of the show in his own imitable style.
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March 9, 2020

The Historically-Black College Politics of “School Daze”

Spike Lee's third film is a caustic, exuberant exploration of the politics of race in the '80s, from colorism to the effectiveness of activism.
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March 3, 2020

March’s Filmmaker of the Month: Spike Lee

For the month of March, we look back at the vibrant, confrontational, incisive work of one of American filmmaking's most iconic figures.
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February 27, 2020

The True Villain of “Candyman” Isn’t the Urban Legend Himself—It’s Helen

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.
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November 24, 2019

Watchmen Episode 6 Recap: “This Extraordinary Being”

Six episodes in, the show does its deepest, most formally daring look at historical prejudice, policing and American mythology.
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July 8, 2018

Four Crazy Horror Flicks We Want to See at Fantasia

This piece was originally posted on Alcohollywood If you want festivals full of soulful contemplation of the human condition, and solemn documentaries about Serious Issues,..