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OPINION: Cootie and Flora continue to get to know each other by going on another date, where we get the heartbreaking story about Flora’s superpower.
OPINION: Cootie falls hard for a pretty Black girl, Flora, who works at the Bing Bang Burger joint. He also runs into some shady characters who only want to take advantage of his outsized appearance.
OPINION: Boots Riley’s surrealist new TV series about a 13-foot-tall Black boy named Cootie isn’t afraid to take on the big ideas shaping our current times, from corporate greed to policing to anti-Black media narratives.
OPINION: With a game of spades, red Kool-Aid, liquor and the best Black woman rage moment ever, “The Blackening” amplifies our shared experiences and demonstrates how anti-Black it is to make us into a monolith.
OPINION: Whatever that undeniable, indescribable thing is that a movie star has, Halle Bailey’s got it; she’s an inspiration to Black girls everywhere.
OPINION: In the show’s final episode of the season, Queen Charlotte — young and old — gets the happily ever after she deserves.
OPINION: A young Lady Danbury finally enjoys a taste of freedom while a Young Queen Charlotte rescues her mentally ill husband from the grips of a doctor who views torture as the best prescription for what ails him.
OPINION: Episode four should be the point where we get to the meat of Charlotte and George’s love story. Instead, we’re served the empty calories of retread scenes from previous episodes.
OPINION: Episode 3 of ‘Queen Charlotte’ features the young queen having sex with her husband everywhere and the Danburys hosting a successful ball.
OPINION: In episode 2, young Charlotte finds herself mostly alone on her honeymoon while two bodymen have a sexy romp on the side. Meanwhile, the horrible depiction of dark-skinned characters continues to plague the show.
OPINION: In episode one, we see how a young Charlotte becomes a queen in this “Bridgerton” prequel from show creator
OPINION: Kelvin Harrison Jr. shines as master violinist and champion fencer Joseph Bologne in a film that explores the trap of Black excellence and the sacrifices needed to achieve success in a white supremacist society.
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OPINION: Michael B. Jordan’s directorial debut is a triumph of the restorative power of Black male gentleness, self control and forgiveness.
OPINION: Jonathan Majors shines in the third “Ant-Man” film, which does a pretty decent imitation of another movie set in a galaxy far, far away.
OPINION: Every year, these white supremacist institutions do the exact same thing, sprinkling a few wins for Black folks to give the illusion that the door to the ultimate white validation prizes is still open. And every year, Black artists get the door slammed in their faces. It’s time to do something different.
OPINION: “You People,” Netflix’s rom-com is a nothingburger. It’s not just the comedy that’s empty. It’s the characters as well.
OPINION: Yes, the Oscar nominations are out, but here’s a list of outstanding performances by Black actors and directors that deserve our attention.