Chadwick Boseman Gave Us Something We Had Not Had Before
He brought King T’Challa to life in a way that transfixed the world and spoke uniquely to Black Americans.
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The Profound Heroism of Chadwick Boseman
The actor played revolutionary characters who made both Hollywood and American history—all while quietly undergoing treatment for the cancer that took his life at age 43.
Bill and Ted’s Excellent Midlife Crisis
Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter are back as the beloved time-traveling duo known for their kindness and decency—just when the world needed them most.
Hollywood’s Grim New Beginning
The slow reopening of U.S. cinemas is being led by a mediocre action movie that grossed a mere $4 million in its first weekend. But it’s something.
The Movie That Will Change How You Look at Zoom Meetings
Shot remotely over 12 weeks, Host is the first great entry in the new genre of “quarantine horror.”
What Happens When You Let 1,000 Teenage Boys Run a Government
A new documentary about a high-school civics experiment suggests that young Americans simply imitate the flawed electoral politics they see in their country.
Beyoncé’s Search for Home Continues on Black Is King
The artist’s film for Disney+ returns to the themes of home and exile that animated her past two visual projects—and that hold special meaning for Black Americans.
Pop Culture Failed to Imagine Kamala Harris
Her candidacy meets a culture that, too often, still doesn’t know what to make of women who seek to lead.
The New David Copperfield Movie Might Be Better Than the Book
Armando Iannucci’s adaptation of Dickens’s novel is mad, loving, and brilliant.
A Tale of Two Seth Rogens
In HBO Max’s An American Pickle, the actor plays both a Jewish immigrant from the 1920s who wakes up in 2020—and his great-grandson.