Issa Rae

Sparks Fly in 'The Lovebirds' Thanks to Comedy Magic from Kumail Nanjiani and Issa Rae

Directed by Michael Showalter

PUBLISHED Jun 3, 2020

The Lovebirds belongs to a micro-genre of comedies in which a romance spirals into an action-mystery over a case of mistaken identity. And,...

Issa Rae's 'Insecure' Returning to HBO for Season 5

PUBLISHED May 3, 2020

HBO has announced the return of Issa Rae and Larry Wilmore's hit romantic comedy series Insecure for Season 5. Rae and HBO broke the news...

'Little' Lacks a Certain Big-ness

Directed by Tina Gordon

PUBLISHED Apr 11, 2019

"So you went to sleep big, and you woke up little? That's for white people!" Issa Rae's April tries to get a grip on the plot of Little by...

'The Hate U Give' Is on the Nose Because It Must Be

Directed by George Tillman Jr.

PUBLISHED Oct 4, 2018

The Hate U Give, a film adaptation of the YA bestseller by Angie Thomas, about the shooting of an unarmed black teenager by a white cop, is...