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  • [From the Archives] “Belle” 2014 movie review

    [From the Archives] “Belle” 2014 movie review

    [Originally published May 2014; Updated in September 2020] Films about black women, even when based on the original works created and written by black women, are often helmed by male filmmakers once they reach the highest form of flattery: the visual adaptation. As Tyler Perry and Steven Spielberg translated For Colored Girls (2010) and The…

  • See This Movie: Beyond the Lights

    While it’s a treat to always see a black couple, this film does transcends past the black film spectrum, along with its clear commentary on how the music industry marginalizes its female artists. It’s not until she literally runs away from the flashing lights that finally gets to show the world organically what she’s really…

  • Some Thoughts On…the film “Belle” [Hint: It’s Glorious]

    Films about black women, even when based on the original works written or created by black women, are often helmed by male filmmakers once they reach the highest form of flattery, the visual adaptation. As Tyler Perry and Steven Spielberg translated For Colored Girls and The Color Purple to the big screen, back in 1991,…