Justin Simien

'Haunted Mansion' Plays It Frightfully Safe

Directed by Justin Simien

PUBLISHED Jul 26, 2023

More sweet than scary, Haunted Mansion doesn't have much in the way of horror, but it does have enough thrills to keep audiences entertaine...

Disney+ Has 10 New 'Star Wars' Shows Coming and 10 from Marvel

PUBLISHED Dec 10, 2020

With movie theatres facing a very Blockbuster-like future, it's all hands on deck for streaming service like Disney+, which today announced...

'Dear White People' Creator Justin Simien Talks Kanye, White Wokeness and Season 2

PUBLISHED May 3, 2018

In 2014, director and writer Justin Simien blew up Sundance with Dear White People — a film about racial tensions in academia set at a fict...

Netflix's 'Dear White People' Gets a Second Season

PUBLISHED Jul 4, 2017

Earlier this year, we called Justin Simien's Netflix series Dear White People "a refreshing and vivacious college comedy that explores race...

​Dear White People

Created by Justin Simien

PUBLISHED Apr 26, 2017

Justin Simien's debut feature film Dear White People was a near-perfect outing, though its one issue was pacing. The film felt like it bit...

'Dear White People' Is Becoming a Netflix Series

PUBLISHED May 5, 2016

It's been two years since Justin Simien released his excellent feature Dear White People. Rather than move on from the project, the film is...

Dear White People

Justin Simien

PUBLISHED Nov 6, 2014

Dear film goers: Please stop whatever it is you're doing and go see Dear White People, the delightful yet insightful new film by first time...