Movies

Will Packer

The ‘Almost Christmas’ producer on the holidays, the dangers of Twitter and Instagram, and the purity of sports

Merits of ‘The Birth of Nation’ shouldn’t be obscured by rape controversy

Social media vitriol changed the conversation about the movie before we really could assess it

The definitive, ranked guide to ballers running another kind of screen

NBA players in real movies, acting

Ava DuVernay’s ‘13th’ proves black people are not crazy

An urgent call for justice and reform, the doc highlights a history of national gaslighting

Difficult ‘Birth’

How the troubling gender politics of Nate Parker’s ‘The Birth of a Nation’ were sidelined by two years of #OscarsSoWhite

Two films about President Obama before he was President Obama

As his time in the White House dwindles, ‘Barry’ and ‘Southside With You’ take us back in time

On ‘Black Panther’ watch: Chadwick Boseman is beyond ready for the film

Boseman talks superhero influences — plus exclusive video from his Panther workouts

‘Hidden Figures’ author tells the story of the black women who helped win the space race

Daily Dose: 9/2/16

The man who ruined Leslie Jones’ life has no regrets