Film

His career as an actor and a director brought beautiful Blackness to the white movie industry

Will Smith disappoints in the title role of Venus and Serena Williams’ father

Ruth Negga shines in Rebecca Hall’s adaptation of the Nella Larsen novel

The archivist discusses the overwhelming response to her new project and why she believes in the future of Black film

Despite a small number of roles, she made a lasting impact in ‘Killer of Sheep’ and ‘Daughters of the Dust’

‘Be my victim’ in 1992 becomes ‘Tell everyone’ in 2021 — the creation of a vengeful, American spirit

‘This is the first time we’ve ever really debuted a shoe in a movie’

The optics, while a sign of change, don’t point to any change in the status quo

The multihyphenate artist aims to provide a much-needed breakthrough for representation in his country

A new analysis of best picture nominees over the last seven years shows that racial and gender representation hasn’t changed all that much