You can now learn filmmaking from the legend himself, Spike Lee. For only $90, the celebrated filmmaker will launch his first online class in partnership with MasterClass, a platform that hosts more than two-dozen celebrity-led classes. Set to begin this summer, the course will offer valuable insight into Lee’s 30 years of professional filmmaking. Although […]
The following recap contains spoilers from season one of The Chi. Proceed at your own risk. In Lena Waithe’s The Chi, relationships are the primary currency. We watch them grow, invert, and blow up. We suck our teeth, laugh, and get straight up pissed at the results of each bond, as the most seemingly inconsequential […]
The critically-acclaimed contemporary drama series Queen Sugar will return this May on OWN, with a heavy emphasis on the “journey of fatherhood,” Deadline reports. Executively produced by Ava DuVernay and Oprah Winfrey, Queen Sugar tells the story of the estranged Bordelon siblings, who are all dealing with their own complexities as they attempt to restart […]
In Helen, there is an unusual combination of bizarreness and authenticity. On one hand, we’re thrown into multiple situations that are foreign, and perhaps a bit strange, to the outsider looking in. On the other, for those of us who have loved and lost, we feel a strong sense of undeniable familiarity as we reminisce […]
Ever since Tiffany Haddish’s breakout role in Girls Trip, the talented comedian has been creating quite the name for herself in Hollywood, and this is only the beginning. So far, we’ve seen Haddish excel in stand up, television, and film. Now, the 38-year-old actress is taking on the role as an executive producer for HBO’s […]
April Reign, the activist and creator of the viral #OscarsSoWhite social media campaign, has announced a new competition for short films called Race to Justice. For the competition, Reign partnered with Audience Awards, a company that provides networking opportunities for filmmakers. The contest invites filmmakers to create a five-minute short film that details their experiences […]
In his new FX sitcom, comedy veteran Tracy Morgan shares the screen with rising star Tiffany Haddish in a sitcom about a formerly-incarcerated man and his reacquaintance with the newly gentrified Brooklyn. As Morgan deals with the shock of seeing that both his hometown and his former relationship has been colonized by the whites, he […]
An official trailer for the Sundance favorite Hearts Beat Loud has been released, which stars Kiersey Clemons (Dope), Nick Offerman (Parks and Recreation), and Sasha Lane (American Honey). Directed by Brett Haley, Hearts Beat Loud centers on widow father Frank (Offerman) and his teenage daughter Sam, (Clemons) who become an unlikely songwriting duo during the […]
“Tyler Perry’s Acrimony, presumably titled to set it apart from your acrimony or mine, is a female revenge saga packed with so much hysteria that it could set back the burgeoning #MeToo movement a beat or two. Showcasing Henson in this crass ripoff of Fatal Attraction is like shoving a comet in a shoebox.” – […]
In Champagne Papi, the women of Atlanta are finally in the spotlight. This is Van’s first appearance since Helen, which signified the end of her problematic relationship with Earn. Here, we begin to see the aftermath of the breakup while following Van’s misadventures. Centering on Van and her crew, the four friends set out for […]