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How To Score A Disney+ Subscription (Even If It’s Just For The Halloween ...
Alexandra Polk
Sep 22, 2022
Dedicated Feature
This New Horror Film Will Give You A Fear Of… Smiles
Andrea Cheng
Sep 19, 2022
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Do Revenge
Wants You To Embrace Your ‘Glennergy’
Katherine Singh
Sep 16, 2022
Unbothered
The Woman King
Severs The Strong Black Woman Trope — For...
This is a spoiler-free review of The Woman King featuring interviews with the cast from the film’s world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festi
by
Kathleen Newman-B...
Unbothered
Honk For Jesus. Save Your Soul
Is Divisive — That’s The P...
Since the beginning of time, organized religion has played a fundamental role in most, if not all, societies. From a top-down level, many cultures have pro
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Ineye Komonibo
Unbothered
Justice For Stella’s Groove (Which She Never Got Back) – Revisiti...
Welcome to Love Like This?, a romance column where we, Kathleen Newman-Bremang and Ineye Komonibo, revisit some of the most romantic — or not, in hindsig
by
Kathleen Newman-B...
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Unbothered
Is Color-Blind Casting In Regency-Era Romances
Really
Pr...
For some, the rise in color-blind casting is a sign of progress and a welcome change. But for me, a world without racism for the sake of romance isn't fant
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Nylah Burton
Somos Latinx
Cancelling
Batgirl
Isn’t Just Baffling — It’s A Crus...
When I heard the news in 2021 that Afro-Dominican actor Leslie Grace was cast as Batgirl in the Warner Bros. superhero film of the same name, I was ecstati
by
Amanda Alcantara
Movies
Jo Koy &
Easter Sunday
Helped Me Better Understand My Fi...
In case it isn’t clear: Jo Koy really, really loves his mom. The comedian/actor has skyrocketed to fame over the past few years, thanks in large part
by
Sara Tan
Movies
The Scariest Part of
Bodies, Bodies, Bodies
Isn’t the De...
Drunk and high at a rich kid mansion, Bee (Maria Bakalova) tries to make sense of the friends she has just met who have decided to make the most of a hurri
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Claire Hambrick
Unbothered
Why Isn’t Queen Latifah Getting The Rom-Com Royalty Treatme...
Welcome to Love Like This?, a romance column where we, Kathleen Newman-Bremang and Ineye Komonibo, revisit some of the most romantic — or not, in hindsig
by
Kathleen Newman-B...
Movies
Not Okay
’s Final Scene May Change The Whole Movie For You
Spoilers ahead. It’s not hard to dislike Danni Sanders. With her money piece bangs and colorful plastic rings, the lead character in Hulu’s Not Oka
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Katherine Singh
Unbothered
The
Nope
Ending Discourse Is A Spectacle — Exactly As Jord...
Jordan Peele’s Nope is finally here, and after months of fan theories guessing the details of its mysterious plot, as it turns out, we were all wrong. Th
by
Ineye Komonibo
Unbothered
Nana Mensah’s
Queen Of Glory
Is A Love Letter To Ghana &...
Queen of Glory is actress-turned writer/director Nana Mensah’s first film and it’s a love letter to the first-generation immigrant experience and the B
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Wisdom Iheanyichukwu
Entertainment
Where The Crawdads Sing
Is About Survival — But Not In The...
Content warning: This piece contains references to sexual assault. Minor spoilers ahead. At its core, Where The Crawdads Sing is a story about survival. Th
by
Katherine Singh
Unbothered
All Hail The King: Tessa Thompson Deserves Her Own MCU Show
This story includes spoilers for Thor: Love & Thunder. Phase Four of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is in full swing, and fans of the superhero franchis
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Ineye Komonibo
Dedicated Feature
Daisy Edgar-Jones Shares What It Was Really Like Bringing
Whe...
When Delia Owens published Where the Crawdads Sing nearly four years ago, it found a level of success that a first-time novelist could only dream of achiev
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Allison Moore
Unbothered
What (Most) Film & TV Get So Wrong About Black Abortion Stories
Welcome to “What’s Good,” where we break down what’s soothing, distracting, or just plain good in the streaming world with a “rooting for everybo
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Kathleen Newman-B...
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The Woman King
Looks Great, But What About Those Accents?
One of the most fascinating yet unexplored epics in world history can be found in the ancient kingdom of Dahomey (present-day Benin), where the land was ru
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Ineye Komonibo
Unbothered
After
Jurassic Park
, DeWanda Wise Is Ready For World Dom...
If you’re a movie buff like me, you are all too familiar with the character tropes that still plague much of Hollywood. We’ve seen them all before. The
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Kourtney Pope
Entertainment
The Villain Of
My Best Friend’s Wedding
Isn’...
Some will say the biggest question in the ether of the cinematic comedy-drama is if unsupportive boyfriend Nate (Adrian Grenier) or unforgiving Miranda Pri
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Emily Maskell
Movies
The Horrifying Thing About A24’s
Men
Is How Much I...
When the trailer for Alex Garland’s Men aired, it felt promising. We see Harper (Jessie Buckley) on her solo vacation in Hertfordshire, England, explorin
by
Billie Walker
Movies
These Are The 11 Bollywood Movies Every Newbie Has To Watch
There are great films and then there are Bollywood films. The Indian movie industry is a titan in cinema that’s long and often been overlooked by Western
by
Katherine Singh
Unbothered
We Rewatched A Classic Black Rom-Com With Romance Queen Jasmine G...
Welcome to Love Like This?, a romance column where we, Kathleen Newman-Bremang and Ineye Komonibo, revisit some of the most romantic — or not, in hindsig
by
Kathleen Newman-B...
Movies
In
Everything Everywhere All At Once
, Michelle Yeoh Find...
There’s a moment, fairly early into A24’s genre-bending film Everything Everywhere All At Once, when you realize just how meta the Michelle Yeoh-st
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Katherine Singh
Entertainment
Bend It Like Beckham
Isn’t Perfect, But Jess Bhamra Is Sti...
Growing up playing little league and rep soccer, I consistently looked up to one soccer star. It wasn’t David Beckham, or Mia Hamm, or even Ronaldinho. M
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Katherine Singh
Entertainment
Moonshot
’s Lana Condor Wants You To Choose Yourself
Spoilers ahead. In a time when billionaires and celebrities (*ahem* Pete Davidson) are obsessed with the future, blasting off into space and trying to forg
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Katherine Singh
Unbothered
Black-Owned KweliTV Is Bringing Authenticity & Access To Streaming
In the age of the streaming service, TV and film lovers are spoiled for choice. There are more than 200 different streamers currently available on the mark
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Ineye Komonibo
Movies
How I Finally Saw Myself In
Turning Red
, Pixar’s F...
Growing up, I got used to not seeing myself. In films, TV shows and music videos, the heroine – the girl all the guys wanted – always pivoted around th
by
Maybelle Morgan
Unbothered
Jodie Turner-Smith Isn’t Done Talking About Colorism — Are You Re...
In the A24 film After Yang, Jodie Turner-Smith’s character Kyra rarely raises her voice. She’s all muted tones and measured timbre — even when she’
by
Kathleen Newman-B...
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