Trump suggests the wrongfully convicted Central Park Five are guilty
President said there were people ‘on both sides’ of the case and that ‘they admitted their guilt’Donald Trump has again suggested that the wrongfully convicted teenagers in the Central Park Five case...
View ArticleFeel-bad TV: why are we obsessed with small-screen tragedy?
The surprise success of devastating fact-based dramas Chernobyl and When They See Us has shown that summer audiences aren’t always seeking escapism Before it had even reached its conclusion, Chernobyl...
View ArticleThe 100 best films of the 21st century
Gangsters, superheroes, schoolkids, lovers, slaves, peasants, techies, Tenenbaums and freefalling astronauts – they’re all here in our countdown of cinema’s best movies since 2000The director of our No...
View Article'It breaks down innocent people': the interrogation method at center of Ava...
Police consulting firm behind widely criticized ‘Reid technique’ claims Netflix drama When They See US misrepresents methodThe director Ava DuVernay and Netflix are facing a lawsuit from the police...
View ArticleWhat Netflix's biggest reveal tells us about what works and what doesn't
The streaming giant has unveiled the most watched shows and films of the past year, suggesting what its future might look likeOne of the many disruptive qualities of so-called industry disruptor...
View Article'I had to make this happen': how a 19-year-old director wowed Hollywood
Phillip Youmans used his own savings to make his award-winning debut film, attracting the attention of Ava DuVernayPhillip Youmans, age 19, sits in a chic downtown Manhattan restaurant drinking coffee....
View ArticleThe 50 best TV shows of 2019: the full list
The pick of the year’s top television featured ghosts, gangsters, comedy buffoons – and a hot priest • More on the best culture of 2019Continue reading...
View ArticleStephen King faces backlash over comments on Oscars diversity
Ava DuVernay and Roxane Gay criticized author after he said he ‘would never consider diversity in matters of art’In yet another year of Oscar nominations that saw a paucity of recognition for women and...
View ArticleStephen King says Oscars are 'rigged in favor of the white folks'
Novelist clarifies controversial comments about diversity, acknowledging that while in a perfect world ‘judgments of creative excellence should be blind’, we’re not there yetStephen King has rowed back...
View ArticleNetflix criticises 'frivolous' When They See Us lawsuit from disgraced ex-lawyer
Former Central Park Five prosecutor Linda Fairstein is suing Ava DuVernay and Netflix for painting her as a ‘racist, unethical villain’Netflix has criticised a lawsuit from former prosecutor Linda...
View ArticleWomen Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema review – paean to neglected...
Film-maker and historian of the movies Mark Cousins’ 14-hour survey of amazing but overlooked auteurs is a marvel of passionate cinephiliaFilm-maker Mark Cousins offers another amazing torrent of...
View ArticleWomen Make Film review – an epic trip through cinema's undiscovered world
Mark Cousins’s 14-hour documentary gives a voice to film-makers excluded from the cultural conversationPerhaps it’s because of the way that time seems confoundingly elastic during lockdown, but the...
View ArticleColin Kaepernick and Ava DuVernay team up for Netflix series on player's...
Former NFL star has become prominent civil rights activistDuVernay is behind several acclaimed Netflix productionsColin Kaepernick and Ava DuVernay are teaming up on a scripted series on the former NFL...
View ArticleJohn Lewis: Barack Obama and Oprah Winfrey lead tributes to civil rights hero
Winfrey releases footage of recent interviewView from Washington: the legacy of John LewisObituary: John Lewis, 1940-2020Barack Obama and Oprah Winfrey have led tributes from across US society to the...
View ArticleResidue review – haunting drama on the dangers of gentrification
A visually striking and timely film from first-time writer-director Merawi Gerima sees a film-maker returning to an unrecognisable DC neighbourhoodResidue is a fleeting and haunting lament for what is...
View ArticleTwitter accused of double standards over ban on tweets wishing death on Trump
Ava DuVernay among those highlighting platform’s lack of action over abusive tweetsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageTwitter is facing a growing backlash in the wake of Donald...
View ArticleFunny Boy review – Sri Lankan rites-of-passage tale clashes with political...
Arush Nand is very good as a gay Tamil boy in Deepa Mehta’s coming-of-age drama set in a period building to civil war There is something a bit soapy and melodramatic about this queer coming-of-age...
View ArticleThe White Tiger rides the surge in streamed south Asian stories
The adaptation of Aravind Adiga’s Booker-winning novel is coming to Netflix – one of a growing number of films from the region snapped up by the streaming giantsThe White Tiger, the film adaptation of...
View ArticleColin Kaepernick’s latest stand: the TV show that shares his fascinating truth
Trump called him a ‘son of a bitch’ for taking the knee, but he stood firm – at huge cost. Now, in Ava DuVernay’s illuminating new show about his life, the football star likens NFL recruitment to a...
View ArticleColin in Black and White review – Kaepernick drama will take your breath away
The athlete turned activist joins forces with Ava Duvernay for a bold and devastating docudrama mixing the story of his early life with shocking stats on racial inequalityColin Kaepernick’s latest...
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