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13 HIDDEN HORROR GEMS YOU HAVEN'T STREAMED YET (BUT SHOULD)

Pour a pumpkin spiced drink, grab a blanket, and queue up something that actually surprises you.

6 hours ago4 min read

LUCA GUADAGNINO'S 'AFTER THE HUNT' WANTS TO BE A MORAL THRILLER—BUT IT'S TOO PRETTY TO GET UGLY

Tries to say everything—ends up saying nothing.

6 days ago4 min read

THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO AVA COLEMAN

The unapologetic, unbothered boss we should all aspire to be.

Sep 305 min read

I DISAGREE WITH CRITICS ABOUT JUSTIN TIPPING'S 'HIM' (SORT OF)

A brooding, blood-soaked—somewhat hollow—blitz.

Sep 237 min read

'LOVE, BROOKLYN' TURNED THIS LOVE CYNIC INTO A TOTAL SAP

A messy, modern romance.

Sep 175 min read

ISSA RAE'S 'SEEN & HEARD' IS A BEAUTIFUL START TO A MUCH BIGGER CONVERSATION

Not the final word. Just the first honest one.

Sep 156 min read

BIANCA BARCLAY IS THE TRUE STAR OF NETFLIX'S 'WEDNESDAY' (ACCORDING TO ME)

Introducing a new kind of Queen Bee.

Sep 24 min read

'BRING IT ON' IS STILL RELEVANT 25 YEARS LATER (AND THAT MAKES ME KINDA SAD)

A masterclass in race, privilege, the aesthetics of appropriation, and spirit fingers.

Aug 225 min read

'HIGHEST 2 LOWEST' IS SPIKE LEE IN FULL BLOOM.

Unabashedly epic, fearlessly fun, and proudly Black.

Aug 184 min read

HULU'S 'WASHINGTON BLACK' HAD EVERYTHING GOING FOR IT—SO WHY DOES IT FEEL SO HOLLOW?

A beautiful, ambitious miss.

Jul 314 min read

HBO'S ‘THE GILDED AGE’ ACTUALLY DEPICTS THE 19th-CENTURY BLACK ELITE WITH HISTORICAL ACCURACY (AND THAT'S DOPE)

Welcome to 1889: where the wealthy, educated, elite, and Black thrive.

Jun 195 min read

MICHAELA COEL'S 'I MAY DESTROY YOU' STILL DESTROYS ME FIVE YEARS LATER

A radical act of self-possession.

Jun 85 min read

A LUKEWARM DEFENSE OF TYLER PERRY'S 'SHE THE PEOPLE'

Struggles to find its voice, but not without one entirely.

May 265 min read

'FOREVER' IS A MASTER CLASS IN REIMAGINING A CLASSIC WITHOUT LOSING ITS ESSENCE

'To All the Boys' walked so 'Forever' could run.

May 155 min read

INSERT BLOODY GOOD VAMPIRE PUN [HERE] CAUSE I JUST WATCHED RYAN COOGLER'S 'SINNERS'

Devilish fun (with a side of social commentary).

Apr 186 min read

'G20': YOU EITHER WANT TO WATCH PRESIDENT VIOLA DAVIS BEAT UP MEDIOCRE WHITE DUDES OR YOU DON'T

Viola Davis understood the assignment.

Apr 135 min read

TYLER PERRY'S 'DUPLICITY' MIGHT BE TYLER PERRY AT HIS MOST TYLER PERRY

The bar is in the basement.

Mar 246 min read

AYO EDEBIRI DESERVES A BETTER CULT THAN 'OPUS'.

Oops, all aesthetics.

Mar 145 min read

SO, DOES MEGHAN MARKLE'S LIFESTYLE SHOW ADD ANYTHING NEW TO THE LIFESTYLE GENRE?

Unremarkable, unrelatable, and undeniably delightful.

Mar 64 min read

I HAVE COMPLICATED FEELINGS ABOUT TYLER PERRY'S 'THE SIX TRIPLE EIGHT'

An earnest, yet soapy, effort.

Dec 21, 20246 min read

THE KOREAN ANTI-MEN MOVEMENT THAT INSPIRED ME TO REVISIT SPIKE LEE'S 'CHI-RAQ'

From Ancient Greeks to Spike Lee to 4B.

Dec 4, 20246 min read

DANIELLE DEADWYLER DELIVERS A NEXT-LEVEL PERFORMANCE IN NETFLIX’S 'THE PIANO LESSON'

A fantastic performance enlivens an already soulful, powerful August Wilson adaptation.

Nov 26, 20245 min read

'WICKED'S' PAUL TAZEWELL MAKES OSCARS HISTORY AS FIRST BLACK MAN TO WIN BEST COSTUME

Dressing for Emerald City.

Nov 21, 20244 min read

CAN 'MEET ME NEXT CHRISTMAS' CURE YOUR POST ELECTION BLUES FOR 90 MINS? PROBABLY.

The aca-gods have looked down on us and given us another Christina Milian Christmas gem.

Nov 8, 20244 min read

ISSA RAE'S NEW COMEDY, 'ONE OF THEM DAYS' ALREADY HAS MY MONEY

The buddy comedy we didn’t know we needed.

Oct 26, 20243 min read