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‘Hoop Dreams’: Lena Waithe To Produce A New Scripted Series Based On The Acclaimed Doc

November 15, 2021 1:05 pm

When talking about the greatest sports documentaries of all time, there’s no denying 1994’s “Hoop Dreams” would rank very highly. Honestly, many would consider Steve James’ basketball film one of the best docs...

‘Master Of None: Moments In Love’: Naomi Ackie Breathes New Life Into Netflix’s Metatextual Series [Review]

Roxana Hadadi

May 19, 2021 10:50 am

Features, News, Reviews, Television

From its first episode, “Plan B,” which debuted on Netflix back in 2015, “Master of None” has always been an experiment in metatext. The series, from co-creators Aziz Ansari and Alan Young, puts a spin on thei...

‘Master Of None’ Season 3 Trailer: Lena Waithe Takes Over As Aziz Ansari Stays Behind The Camera

Charles Barfield

April 26, 2021 2:21 pm

News

In one of the worst-kept secrets in TV, all the rumors are true—Netflix’s Emmy-winning comedy series, “Master of None,” is returning in May with a brand-new season, four years after the end of the previous. Bu...

‘Them’ Trailer: Lena Waithe’s Amazon Prime Series Tackles Racism & Otherworldy Evil In 1950s Los Angeles

Charles Barfield

March 23, 2021 9:26 am

News, Television, Trailers

With shows such as “American Horror Story,” we’ve seen the horror-themed anthology series success only get bigger and bigger in recent years. Amazon Prime Video is hoping to capitalize on that with the upcomin...

‘Them’: Amazon’s Social Horror Anthology Shows Early Promise [SXSW Review]

Jason Bailey

March 19, 2021 10:27 am

Festivals, News, Reviews, Television

Reviewing a TV series at a film festival is always a tricky bit of business, as it finds the film critic, used to appraising an entire work, engaging in a combination of critique and prediction – I think the r...

‘Them’ Trailer: Lena Waithe & Little Marvin Dive Into Suburban Horror With A New Amazon Anthology Series

Charles Barfield

March 9, 2021 12:30 pm

News, Television, Trailers

With only two films under his belt, Jordan Peele has such a distinct style that he’s his own horror subgenre already. But there are definitely new projects coming out that feel very much like “Jordan Peele Fil...

‘Master Of None’ Reportedly Already In The Middle Of Season 3 Production With Naomi Ackie Joining The Cast

Charles Barfield

January 19, 2021 1:16 pm

News

It’s been a long while since “Master of None” became a critical darling and award-winning comedy series for Netflix. In fact, it’s been nearly 4 years since Season 2 debuted on Netflix in 2017. But it appears ...

Lena Waithe Thinks Being A Queer Black Woman Has Helped Her Career

Charles Barfield

November 13, 2020 4:00 pm

News, Television

No one would ever say that breaking into Hollywood is “easy.” Nearly every actor, filmmaker, or crew member that has ever had success in the film and TV industries has a horror story about how difficult it was...

‘Bad Hair’ Trailer: Justin Simien’s Sundance Horror Satire Follows A Killer Weave

Edward Davis

October 1, 2020 2:14 pm

News, Trailers

Horror likes to warn of us many societal ills. Last year, Peter Strickland made the horror-comedy "In Fabric," about a hexed killer dress that curses everyone who wears it. This year, Justin Simien, the filmma...

‘Bad Hair’ Teaser Trailer: Justin Simien’s Killer Weave Sundance Movie Is Coming To Hulu

Rodrigo Perez

August 13, 2020 5:13 pm

News, Trailers

Kinky, curly, afro-centric hair and bad hair are not synonymous, but obviously complicated topics, not only in Black culture, but Black and BIPOC filmmaking too, especially on a society that seems to favor str...

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