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Streaming libraries expand and contract. Algorithms are imperfect. Those damn thumbnail images are always …
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School can be a dangerous place for Black youth. If the teachers are primarily white, there’s a good chance they…
Dec 10
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In the month since it premiered, Steve McQueen’s Small Axe has proven to be a landmark of long-form cinematic…
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In most biopics, filmmakers offer their audience a sweeping bird’s-eye view of the life of a historical figure.…
Dec 4
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It’s hard to imagine a year like 2020—one that has been significantly punctuated with images of deadly police…
Nov 30
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Mangrove is stirring and Lovers Rock just might be the most exuberant thing we’ve seen all year, so expectations are…
Nov 24
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Steve McQueen’s second Small Axe film, Lovers Rock, was the opening presentation at this year’s virtual New York…
Nov 24
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Parties—remember those?—celebrate existing relationships while also offering the chance to meet someone new, that…
Nov 23
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Hot on the heels of Mangrove’s release on Amazon Prime comes the trailer for Red, White And Blue, the third film in…
Nov 19
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For 24 years, The Mangrove, owned by late activist Frank Crichlow, served as a humble haven for Notting Hill,…
Nov 18
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Small Axe—the new anthology film series from award-winning director Steve McQueen (Widows, 12 Years A Slave)—takes…
Nov 16
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This Friday, Amazon Prime will drop Mangrove, the first of five new features from 12 Years A Slave and Widows…
Oct 10
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Movies come from all over the globe to play the New York Film Festival every year. 2020’s mostly virtual edition,…
Sep 17
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Every film festival has an identity, even if that identity is “We don’t have an identity!” The New York Film…
Aug 7
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This fall, Oscar-winning filmmaker Steve McQueen (12 Years A Slave, Widows) will release an anthology via BBC and…
Nov 4 2019
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If anyone knows what makes a great automotive action scene, it’s someone who’s worked on a Fast And Furious movie.…
Jan 9 2019
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Hollywood’s contemporary master of all things disheartening, Steve McQueen, is set to direct The Occupied City, a…
Nov 14 2018
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Steve McQueen’s Widows is the type of movie that Hollywood too rarely bankrolls anymore: a mid-budget crackerjack…
Nov 4 2018
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Life can be pretty shitty these days, with Trump doing all sorts of bad stuff, famous people in Hollywood doing all…
Sep 13 2018
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There are lots of reasons why Best Popular Film is a dumb idea. The biggest may be that such an Oscar category would…