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A still from a film. Two people are looking into the distance.

‘Hit Man’ is equally charming and disturbing

by Dominic Griffin June 18, 2024June 18, 2024

‘I Saw the TV Glow’ is transcendent

by Dominic Griffin June 4, 2024

Three people sit on the edge of a bed in a scene from Challengers.

‘Challengers’ is an erotic grand slam.

by Dominic Griffin May 21, 2024May 22, 2024

Photograph of two figures with brown skin at a podium.

‘Shirley’ is a tragedy presented as a triumph

by Dominic Griffin April 9, 2024

A shot from the film "Mea Culpa." A man and a woman paint a picture.

‘Mea Culpa’ is Tyler Perry at his worst

by Dominic Griffin March 12, 2024

Movie still showing two people with brown skin are mid-conversation.

‘Bob Marley: One Love’

by Dominic Griffin February 27, 2024February 28, 2024

(L to R) Teyana Taylor stars as "Inez de la Paz" and Aaron Kingsley

‘A Thousand and One’ is an overlooked gem this award season

by Dominic Griffin February 13, 2024

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor as writer Isabel Wilkerson in Ava DuVernay’s “Origin.” A still featuring a crowd of people.

Art & Culture, Issue 33, Movies

‘Origin’ is too ambitious for its own good

by Dominic Griffin January 30, 2024

: Erika Alexander as Coraline and Jeffrey Wright as Thelonious “Monk” Ellison in Cord Jefferson’s “American Fiction.”

‘American Fiction’ asks, what is a Black story?

by Dominic Griffin January 16, 2024January 16, 2024

A still from a film where two characters look at the camera, there is smoke in the background.

Best (and Worst) Films of 2023

by Dominic Griffin November 28, 2023November 29, 2023