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The 2016 Oscar Nominations are Proof that the Academy Doesn’t Care About You

I'll repeat it differently: Black people, the Academy doesn't care that you're upset about all the white Oscar nominations. And, frankly, they don't care about you. They really just...don't. I'm sorry to sound like Kanye West's "George Bush doesn't care about Black people" moment circa 2005 but even a broken clock is right twice a day.   Hollywood is not ...

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The NAACP Image Awards Nominations Leave Much to be Desired

This week, the nominees for the 47th NAACP image Awards were announced. And the further down the list I read, the larger my disbelief grew. Not because they got it all wrong. Just because they overlooked some really great talent from the past year. I can only guess that this was more of a "who you know" than a "what you know" thing. Read More

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The Difference Between Whitewashing And Diversity in Hollywood

The outrage is real. As the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens draws nearer, the bigoted cries of #BoycottStarWarsVII keep coming. But white tears about being "marginalized" and fears of being "targeted for genocide" are nothing new. Outside of the sheer outlandishness of these claims, they point to an undying campaign of white folks trying to keep societal ...

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5 Reasons I’m Netflix-ing ‘Fantastic Four’, and You Should Too

Fantastic Four is the most universally hated comic book movie in recent memory. Critics hate it. Viewers hate it. Even those that worked on the film hate it. And I, self-professed Marvel-ite and lover of comic book adaptations, have relegated this film to my Netflix DVD queue before even gesturing to buy a movie ticket. Here’s why. As fair warning, the content ...

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7 Reasons Michael B. Jordan is the Next Denzel (or Better)

Michael B. Jordan is taking Hollywood by storm, landing high visibility and franchise leading roles. In our eyes, there is no doubt that he is our generation’s Denzel Washington, and we’ve got seven reasons to prove it. Read More

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Here Are the #BlerdMovies You Should Be Watching in 2015

Welcome to 2015! The New Year is upon us and things are looking great on the cinema front. From the funny to the dramatic to the transcendent, there are umpteen hours of great #blerdmovies heading our way. Just for you, we have collected the coming cinematic highlights here along with their trailers. These are the #blerdmovies you should be watching in 2015. Read ...

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Movies You Should Be Watching: ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles has been the surprise movie of the season. Was it outstanding? No. Did they innovate the children’s movie genre? Not really. But the movie managed to not suck, and that was a major victory. I didn’t want to see the movie, but we’ve been making a habit of taking our small children to the movies whenever possible because a giant ...

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Watch ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ Now, Thank Me Later [VIDEO]

Over the weekend, Guardians of the Galaxy, Marvel’s biggest gamble yet, stormed movieplexes with record-breaking returns. So should you go see it? Yes. Go now. Read my reasoning for why on the way there. Thank me when it’s all over. If you haven’t heard the premise, Guardians of the Galaxy fashions itself as a new age Star Wars, bringing together the most ...

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Movies You Should Be Watching: ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’

Marvel's X-Men: Days of Future Past is a lot of things. It is a time-travel saga. It is a near-perfect comic book adaptation. But at its core, X-Men: Days of Future Past is a study on discovering and accepting who you are. Just like its predecessor X-Men: First Class, X-Men: Days of Future Past has a sizeable cast, but its main focus is on the dynamic ...

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