Movies
Since the passing of the late, great Aretha Frankin in the summer of 2018, many remembered just how vital a musical artist she was across many eras. However, Franklin’s son is aiming to boycott an upcoming biopic of his mother starring Jennifer Hudson, stating the family was not interviewed or consulted. Kecalf Cunningham, 49, wrote […]
With the casting of Jennifer Hudson in the lead role and the fact that the film has already begun production, I believed that things with the Aretha Franklin biopic Respect were coming together nicely. But apparently, at least one member of the Franklin family is not pleased. Aretha’s son, Kecalf Franklin, hopped on Facebook to share […]
To many the story of ex-NFL superstar turned cold blooded killer, Aaron Hernandez is the ultimate example of “when keeping it real goes wrong,” and while most feel they already know what they need to know about the situation, Netflix is about to give viewers a better understanding of how everything fell apart for the […]
After rumors that Jonah Hill was in talks to play The Penguin in Matt Reeves upcoming Batman reboot (Hill walked away from negotiations soon after), Colin Farrell ultimately ended up joining the expanding cast of stars. Now we get official word that he will be taking on the role Gotham’s “Gentleman of Crime,” Oswald Cobblepot […]
Tyler Perry has a new film called Tyler Perry’s A Fall From Grace dropping on Netflix and today (Jan. 3) its trailer was revealed. This sparked Black Twitter to react by pointing out, repeatedly, that the famed director definitely has certain cinematic cues and crutches when it comes to his plots. That would mainly be […]
John Boyega Gives His Two Cents On This Star Wars Love Story The Rise Of Skywalker hit theaters on December 20th, completing the most recent Star Wars trilogy. With the latest film in theaters, it’s only right that fans have taken to the internet to talk about theories, hits, misses, and everything related to the […]
Octavia Spencer transforms into the inspirational beauty mogul.
Kevin Garnett is Hollywood's Uncut Gem
Early last year comic book fans collectively gasped when it was reported that Sony was pulling Tom Holland’s Spider-Man from the Marvel Cinematic Universe in order to throw him into the Venom-verse they’d successfully established in 2018’s surprise smash, Venom. Luckily for everyone Sony and Marvel came to an undisclosed agreement to keep Spidey in […]
Madam C.J. Walker is a name way too many people are not readily familiar with. Netflix will be doing its parts to shine a spotlight on the OG Black woman millionaire with Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker, which premieres in March. The four-part limited series will debut on March 20, […]
It’s going on two years since John Krasinski (Jim from The Office to many and Jack Ryan to few) took the horror genre by surprise with his “silent” film A Quiet Place. Though some were annoyed by, well, the quietness of the film, that very same soundless atmosphere led to it becoming a critical and commercial […]
Say what you want about Kenya Moore, but make sure you say pioneer when you’re talking about her. Long before Mrs. Moore-Daly held a peach, the Detroit-native held titles many women dream of. In 1993, she became only the second Black woman to win Miss USA. She went on to place fifth in the Miss […]
