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Two figures are seated side by side in a photographic still from the movie The Watermelon Movie.

‘The Watermelon Woman’ presented a special brand of representation.

by Dominic Griffin June 13, 2023

Quintessa Swindell as Maya Core and Joel Edgerton as Narvel Roth in Paul Schrader’s “Master Gardener.” (2022). The figures, one male and one female are looking at each other in a garden.

‘Master Gardener’ is a heat check for the limits of redemption

by Dominic Griffin May 30, 2023

Film still from Chevalier, two men are playing insturmetns in period costumes, the main character has brown skin and a wig and is playing the violin.

“Chevalier” reframes Black Excellence as its own kind of prison

by Dominic Griffin May 16, 2023May 19, 2023

Promotional image for Ghosted. A man and a woman are posing in an action scene.

Is Apple’s ‘Ghosted’ a glimpse of Hollywood’s AI-driven future?

by Dominic Griffin May 2, 2023May 3, 2023

Kym Whitley as Auntie Sugar and D.C. Curry as Uncle Elroy, in “Next Friday", they sit on a coach, both have brown skin.

23 Years Later, ‘Next Friday’ Remains a Gentrified Imitation of Its Predecessor

by Dominic Griffin April 20, 2023April 20, 2023

Nothing Between Us But ‘Air’ and Opportunity

by Dominic Griffin April 17, 2023April 18, 2023

Keanu Reeves as John Wick in “John Wick: Chapter 4.” Courtesy of Lionsgate Films.

There’s Beauty in the Bloodshed of “John Wick: Chapter 4.”

by Dominic Griffin March 24, 2023March 24, 2023

Stills featuring Black actresses. Danielle Deadwyler as Mamie Till-Mobley in Till. Viola Davis as Nanisca in The Woman King.

These Two Black-led, Black-starring Films Transcend The Oscar Race

by Dominic Griffin March 6, 2023March 6, 2023

Color still of Director Steven Soderbergh films a scene (using an iPhone) featuring actors Bill Duke and André Holland.

“High Flying Bird” is one of the best Netflix films you’re not watching.

by Dominic Griffin February 21, 2023February 27, 2023

‘Medicine for Melancholy’ is the beginning of a director’s on-screen journey with Black love.

by Dominic Griffin February 7, 2023February 9, 2023