Black Excellence within the Black Experience of TV and Film
Let me be upfront with you. Anytime Meryl Streep is on my screen, I am watching. I do not care how good or bad the movie is — she makes everything worth seeing. So when Devil Wears Prada 2 finally arrived, I was right there with everybody else, excited and ready. And while I did […]
Academy Award–winning actor Michael B. Jordan has been on a major run, coming off a strong awards season where he picked up multiple wins for his performance in the 2025 film Sinners. We’ve recently seen him take on darker, more intense roles, so seeing him transition into an animated kids movie shows he’s not trying […]
Peacock’s new take on The ’Burbs arrives with a clear mission: keep the paranoia, update the perspective, and let a new kind of neighbor lead the chaos. The eight-episode dark comedy thriller reimagines the 1989 cult favorite made famous by Tom Hanks, trading in a bored suburban husband for a new mother trying to figure […]
There’s very little hand-holding in Dutchman, and that’s intentional. Directed by Andre Gaines, who also co-wrote the screenplay alongside Qasim Basir, the film is an adaptation of Amiri Baraka’s 1964 Obie Award–winning play The Dutchman. Rather than attempting a literal translation of the stage text, the film reimagines Baraka’s ideas for present-day America—preserving the psychological […]
Every now and then, a documentary comes along that doesn’t just inform you — it shifts something in you. High Horse: The Black Cowboys, the new three-part docuseries directed by Jason Perez and executive produced by Jordan Peele, is one of those rare projects. It’s educational, it’s soulful, it’s beautifully shot… and honestly, it feels […]
Netflix’s Being Eddie invites audiences into Eddie Murphy’s world like never before — and somehow, after nearly 50 years of knowing his work, it still feels fresh. Directed by two-time Oscar winner Angus Wall (The Social Network, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button), this isn’t your typical documentary. It’s not about fame, flashbacks, or talking […]
Amazon MGM Studios’ Sarah’s Oil is one of those films that feels long overdue — a story rooted in real Black history, told through the eyes of a young girl who saw value where others didn’t. Directed by Cyrus Nowrasteh (The Stoning of Soraya M.) and inspired by Tonya Bolden’s book ‘Searching for Sarah Rector: […]
Guillermo del Toro’s lifelong fascination with monsters finally finds its perfect match in Frankenstein, his breathtaking new adaptation of Mary Shelley’s timeless novel. Released today on Netflix after a limited theatrical run, the film is a hauntingly beautiful reimagining that feels equal parts epic, intimate, and heartbreakingly human. At two and a half hours long, […]
If you’ve ever wondered what a horror film might look like entirely from a dog’s perspective, Good Boy gives you that rare experience—and it’s surprisingly emotional. Directed by Ben Leonberg and co-created with his wife Kari Fischer, the film transforms a loyal pup named Indy into its leading man (or rather, leading dog). And let’s […]
Spike Lee and Denzel Washington have collaborated on classics before, but Highest 2 Lowest feels like their most exhilarating work yet. A reimagining of Kurosawa’s High and Low set in New York’s music industry, this modern-day crime thriller isn’t just a movie—it’s an experience. Washington commands the screen as David King, a legendary music mogul […]