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In ‘Across the Spider-Verse,’ Miles Morales finds community in heroes who look like him
The film celebrates the power of working together
Culture
From Flip Wilson to Madea, Black male comedians in dresses are a Hollywood rite of passage
These characters can be funny, but also dangerous
Culture
How Charlese Antoinette Jones helped bring ‘Air’ to life
The costume designer is also working to change Hollywood
Culture
How ‘Big George Foreman’ tells the story of two of America’s greatest boxers
New film charts Foreman’s improbable rise to the top
Culture
‘Air’ takes leaps but stays true to Nike’s actual chase of Michael Jordan
New movie depicts the people and events instrumental to the company signing the future basketball great
Culture
Angela Bassett’s résumé of sci-fi, horror and comic book movies created new ways of seeing Black women
Oscar-nominated actress showed what’s possible through offbeat choices and varied characters
Culture
The Oscars shutting out ‘The Woman King’ is a real disgrace
No nominations for ‘Nope’ or ‘Till’ make for a frustrating day in Hollywood
Culture
A hollow ‘Emancipation’ is a mismatch between director and subject
Antoine Fuqua and Will Smith team up to tell the story of ‘Whipped Peter’
Culture
The orchestral, spectral scares of ‘Nanny’
Director Nikyatu Jusu’s haunting tale of immigrant sacrifice engulfs and beguiles