GO TO: Crooklyn (1994) dir. Spike Lee
Screens 8/24-8/25 @ Somerville Theatre
black cinema
REVIEW: The Photograph (2020) Dir. Stella Meghie
Not just a series of stories– An atmospheric shift. To begin, there are many ways to describe what this film is:…
The Watermelon Woman (1996) dir. Cheryl Dunye
A filmmaker finds herself attempting to pull the story of a woman known for playing mammy roles in films of the ’40s…
REVIEW: Rafiki (2018) dir. Wanuri Kahiu
A loving romance between two atypical Kenyan girls rocks a neighborhood, and then a nation. Boppable beats and the sound of the…
WENT THERE: Black Mother with dir. Khalik Allah @The Brattle
This past Monday I had the pleasure of attending an event at the Brattle Theatre in which the film Black Mother, by…
REVIEW: Us (2019) Dir. Jordan Peele
Us, The Girl Or The Shadow: Which Are You? As a preamble to the discussion of the film itself, I want to…
Ganja & Hess (1973) dir. Bill Gunn
In 1969, playwright, actor, and author Bill Gunn became the second ever Black person to direct a film for a major Hollywood…
