Black Excellence within the Black Experience of TV and Film
After eight seasons, The Chi is coming to an end. Showtime’s beloved drama set on the South Side of Chicago has spent years telling stories of love, loss, community, and resilience through some of television’s most grounded and emotionally complex characters. As the final season unfolds, the cast is reflecting on what the show has […]
THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS Directed by Aleshea Harris, Is God Is is bold, comedic, neo-noir, gory, violent, and one of the best revenge films I’ve seen in a very long time. This is the kind of movie that sits with you long after the credits roll because it is not trying to simply entertain […]
With Is God Is, Vivica A. Fox steps into a rare and transformative role as Ruby, a mother whose past and final request become the emotional ignition point for a brutal, mythic revenge journey. The film, written and directed by Aleshea Harris and produced by Tessa Thompson, adapts Harris’ acclaimed stage play into a Southern […]
There’s a particular kind of mother I grew up knowing. Not just my own, but the constellation of women around her. Honorable aunties. Family friends who became family. Women who didn’t just know your name, but knew you. They could tell when something was wrong before you had the language for it. And if needed, […]
I’ll be honest with you: I almost didn’t cover the 2026 Met Gala. Not because the fashion wasn’t giving, because it absolutely was. Everybody at the Met Gala looked incredible. But I sat there watching the red carpet and felt something I couldn’t shake. A kind of split screen in my brain that I couldn’t […]
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 […]
Fashion’s biggest night delivered on every promise — and then some. On Monday, May 4, the Met Gala 2026 took over the Costume Institute at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, welcoming around 450 guests across fashion, entertainment, politics, technology, and sports for the world’s most glamorous fundraiser. This year’s theme — Fashion Is Art — […]
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 […]
While the industry debates the future of entertainment, one creator has already been living it. I study KevOnStage. Not just because I enjoy what he makes, but because what he has built over the last decade is a masterclass in what sustainable creative entrepreneurship actually looks like. And I think it is worth naming clearly, […]
May 2026 is serving up something for everyone — whether you’re chasing thrills, laughs, or a good cry. From long-awaited sequels and franchise finales to bold indie films and prestige docs, this month is stacked. Fashion returns to the big screen, superheroes swing into theaters, Baby Yoda gets his movie moment, and streaming services are […]