This review will not be simply a list of things Gina Prince-Bythewood’s adaptation of Greg Rucka and Leandro Fernández’s The Old Guard changes from the source material. But fans of the graphic miniseries will take note almost immediately that Charlize...
For a long time my relationship with 2018’s cinematic offerings resembled that of the protagonist of a romantic comedy who fell in love with his best friend: I was always looking for something that would sweep me off my feet...
It’s not that we don’t need another movie that highlights the daily barrage of microaggressions a person of color faces in America. On the contrary, some of the best parts of Rashid Johnson’s Native Son (based on Richard Wright’s novel) involve...
10. BlacKkKlansman You hear the words “return to form” a lot with BlacKkKlansman, but Spike Lee has always been making bold and irreverent films during his entire career. However, this latest film gets a boost because of its mainstream success...
With 2016’s brilliant blue Moonlight and even with 2008’s nearly monochromatic Medicine for Melancholy, Barry Jenkins has made it clear how much he values the use of color as a means of transmitting moods, situations, stories and fates. With his newest...