film-reviews
In ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,’ Chadwick Boseman Says Goodbye Beautifully
This Netflix adaptation of the acclaimed August Wilson play features a dynamite cast, including Viola Davis. But you’ll be drawn to the late ‘Black Panther’ star, whose final role might be his best.
Before Black Lives Matter, There Was ‘Mangrove’
In the first installment of his ambitious ‘Small Axe’ anthology, Oscar-winner Steve McQueen takes us to London in the 1970s, where a Black community’s battles with a racist police force couldn’t be timelier
The Remarkable ‘Sound of Metal’ Isn’t Just About Deafness
Guided by an incredible performance from Riz Ahmed, this story of a drummer (and heroin addict) going deaf cuts through the rehab clichés
‘The Climb’ Is a Funny but Familiar Story of a Bad Bromance
This acclaimed indie comedy about male friendship speaks to our age of toxic masculinity, but it’s not quite as cutting or insightful as it’s been given credit for
