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Tyler Perry has no incentive to make better art
With another hit movie under his belt, why would he change?
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Will Smith doesn’t need a redemption tour
Black audience’s box office support for ‘Bad Boys: Ride or Die’ shows the prevailing support for Smith
Culture
After the success of ‘Bad Boys: Ride or Die,’ it might be time to breathe new life into classic Black films
Will Smith and Martin Lawrence’s box office hit may open doors for even more Black ’90s nostalgia
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‘Power of the Dream’ offers an intimate look into the 2020 WNBA season
The WNBA has a long history of social activism. A new documentary highlights how it changed America.
Culture
‘Civil War’ brutalizes its characters, even more so when they’re Black
Black men are subjected to the most graphic deaths in this dystopian film
Culture
Actor Louis Gossett Jr. loved Hollywood even when it didn’t love him back
Gossett’s decadeslong career broke barriers and he had the scars to prove it
Culture
‘American Fiction,’ ‘The American Society of Magical Negroes’ and the endless debate over good Black movies
Both films try to tell a different story about the Black experience. But do they succeed?
Culture
Ava DuVernay’s ‘Origin’ is at its best when ‘Caste’ is left behind
Isabel Wilkerson’s book comes to life in this hard-to-watch film
Culture
‘The Book Of Clarence’ can’t hold the weight of the icons it invokes
Jeymes Samuel’s new film puts a different spin on an old biblical tale