Danielle Deadwyler

'The Piano Lesson' Strikes a Healing Chord

Directed by Malcolm Washington

PUBLISHED Nov 6, 2024

Eight years after Denzel Washington brought August Wilson's play 'Fences' to cinematic life, another Washington is trying his hand at one of...

'40 Acres' Is a Tried-and-True Post-Apocalypse Story

Directed by R.T. Thorne

PUBLISHED Oct 8, 2024

It is interesting to chart our vision of what the post-apocalypse might be. The shortage is never the same, but the outcome always is...

John Boyega to Play Otis Redding in 'Otis & Zelma' Biopic

PUBLISHED Oct 2, 2024

'Star Wars' actor John Boyega will portray Otis Redding in a new biopic about the late soul singer's decade-long relationship with his widow...

'Till' Is an Uneven Telling of a Powerful Story

Directed by Chinonye Chukwu

PUBLISHED Oct 19, 2022

The lynching and murder of Emmett Till, a 14-year-old African-American boy who simply whistled at a white woman, became the catalyst for th...