8/29/23The Equalizer 3 review: Denzel Washington remains charismatic—and deadlyDakota Fanning reunites with her Man On Fire co-star for an Italy-set threequel where Washington metes out more…ByTimothy CogshellPublishedAugust 29, 2023
8/28/23Director Allen Hughes on the power of hip-hop, Menace II Society, and forgiving TupacThe younger of the Hughes Brothers directing duo discusses how hip-hop changed race relations in America and why…ByTimothy CogshellPublishedAugust 28, 2023
8/9/23Director Ryan Coogler reveals how hip-hop shaped Black Panther and CreedCoogler reflects on 50 years of hip-hop's influence on movies, the best hip-hop songs in film, and Public Enemy's…ByTimothy CogshellPublishedAugust 9, 2023
7/21/23They Cloned Tyrone review: Jamie Foxx comedy tackles blaxploitation tropesJohn Boyega and Teyonah Parris co-star in a sci-fi caper comedy that works sharp social commentary into its very…ByTimothy CogshellPublishedJuly 21, 2023
6/14/23The Blackening review: Slasher satire slaughters tired tropesDirector Tim Story's hilarious horror parody wonders how the Black character can die first when all the characters…ByTimothy CogshellPublishedJune 14, 2023
6/1/23Shooting Stars review: LeBron James biopic scores with an assist from his friendsIt's the relationships that count in director Chris Robinson's look at how family and teammates formed the…ByTimothy CogshellPublishedJune 1, 2023
5/18/23White Men Can’t Jump review: this remake barely hits the rimWriter and producer Kenya Barris comes up short with his new take on the classic basketball comedyByTimothy CogshellPublishedMay 18, 2023
4/27/23Big George Foreman review: Boxing biopic will knock you outOne of boxing's greatest talents and biggest personalities gets an inspiring if conventional treatmentByTimothy CogshellPublishedApril 27, 2023
2/17/23Emily review: Emma Mackey is commanding in a revisionist take on Emily BrontëFirst-time director Frances O'Connor mixes passion with tragedy to reimagine the elusive writer behind Wuthering…ByTimothy CogshellPublishedFebruary 17, 2023
1/24/23One Fine Morning review: Léa Seydoux is quietly radiant in a bittersweet character studyDirector Mia Hansen-Løve's affecting drama traces a young widow's passionate affair with a married manByTimothy CogshellPublishedJanuary 24, 2023