Barry Jenkins

Be Prepared, 'Mufasa: The Lion King' Circles Back to Its Classic Origins

Directed by Barry Jenkins

PUBLISHED Dec 20, 2024

From its opening tribute to the late James Earl Jones, Barry Jenkins's 'Mufasa: The Lion King' makes certain to pay care and respect to the...

Exclaim!'s 12 Best TV Shows of 2021

PUBLISHED Dec 8, 2021

TV has been stealing attention away from movies for years, but in 2021, that transition felt complete. With cinemas throughout much of Cana...

The Best and Worst of What to Watch in June 2021

PUBLISHED Jun 17, 2021

Summer would normally bring big popcorn blockbusters — but in this very different year for movie-goers, we have to satisfy our cinematic cr...

Barry Jenkins Returns with New Amazon Series 'The Underground Railroad'

PUBLISHED Feb 25, 2021

Moonlight director Barry Jenkins has announced his ambitious new project — a 10-episode limited series called The Underground Railroad. Th...

Wilco's 'Yankee Hotel Foxtrot' Gets Chopped and Screwed Remix

PUBLISHED Nov 9, 2020

Last year, Barry Jenkins got together with OG Ron C, DJ Candlestick and the Chopstars to remix the soundtrack from If Beale Street Could Ta...

Barry Jenkins Is Directing a Live-Action 'Lion King' Sequel

PUBLISHED Sep 29, 2020

Disney's recent The Lion King was a resounding success, spawning mostly positive reviews and a spinoff Beyoncé album. As such, it should co...

Cineplex and Criterion Lift Fees for Films About Black Lives

PUBLISHED Jun 8, 2020

Cineplex Movies and the Criterion Channel have announced plans to lift the streaming fees on collections of films by Black filmmakers and a...

Exclaim!'s 30 Best Films of the 2010s

PUBLISHED Oct 24, 2019

It's hard to believe that the 2010s even happened, but the decade that we still lump together with the 2000s had its own distinctive qualit...