Reclaiming Black Culture in 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom'
George C. Wolfe's adaptation of the classic August Wilson play features electrifying performances by Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman.
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'Mank' Is A Lushly Rendered Cinematic Landscape
David Fincher's dramatization of Citizen Kane's origin story is an impressive, if occasionally inert, biopic.
Netflix Removes 'Chappelle's Show' At Dave Chappelle's Request
The comedian said he was snared in an unfair contract years ago, which allows Comedy Central to profit off the show without compensating him.
Can't Find A Chess Set? You Can Thank 'The Queen's Gambit' For That
Who'd have guessed that a centuries-old game would become 2020's hard-to-find, must-have toy? Sales spiked after the release of the hit Netflix show, and now toy analysts are warning of a shortage.
'Grand Army': Breakout Performances In A Depressing High School Tale
Netflix's latest teen melodrama attempts to tackle a lot of social issues and ills at once, to mixed results.
A Nigerian Finds Hard Truths — And Hope — In Netflix Series On Nigeria
Ifeanyi Nsofor reviews the documentary series, Journey Of An African Colony, which confronts a painful past — including involvement in the slave trade — and celebrates the nation's independence.
Netflix CEO Embraces 'No Rules,' But Work Is Anything But Chill
In his new book No Rules Rules, Reed Hastings argues that in order for a creative workplace to succeed, it needs as few policies and rules as possible. Others say the culture is demoralizing.
There's A Better Way To 'Dub' Movie Audio For Visually Impaired Fans
Most non-English films made outside the U.S. are inaccessible to many of the 26.9 million visually impaired Americans. "Dubbing just tells us the dialogue," one disability rights activist explains.
Netflix's 'Indian Matchmaking' Is The Talk Of India — And Not In A Good Way
The TV series, which debuted on the streaming service this month, has sparked debates about colorism, classism and caste-ism.
Malcolm X Doc Prompts 'Reexamination' Of Iconic Leader's Assassination Investigation
New information revealed in a TV series raises so many questions about two of the men convicted of the murder, that the Manhattan district attorney's office is taking another look at the evidence.