Jenna Cato Bass’s film is a reckoning both for her and all the clueless white children who never thought about the Black women who served them.
Jourdain Searles
Jourdain Searles is a writer and performer living in Queens, New York. She has written for many publications, including Bitch Media, The AV Club, Vulture, and Thrillist.
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The Gothic Tale of a Girl With Ice Cubes for Teeth
Lucile Hadžihalilović’s English-language debut Earwig is another odd but assured film about the relationships between children and their guardians.
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In Working Girls, Sex Work Is Another Everyday 9–5
A restoration of Lizzie Borden’s landmark 1986 portrait of sex and labor is coming to theaters.
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The Pink Cloud Is a Dark Sci-Fi Take on Quarantine, Made Before the Pandemic
Playing at the Sundance Film Festival, the Brazilian drama will make you wonder if writer/director Iuli Gerbase is a prophet.
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Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, a Portrait of Black Masculinity Among Blues Musicians
Despite the title, Netflix’s adaptation of August Wilson’s play is not about the legendary singer, but the men around her.
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Steve McQueen Brings the Vibrancy of British Caribbean Communities to the Big Screen
With Mangrove, Lover’s Rock, and Red, White and Blue, McQueen’s Small Axe anthology emphasizes resilience and collective strength.
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Beyoncé’s Black is King, a Black American Vision of the African Continent
Though produced in collaboration with creatives from around the globe, there’s an unmistakable feeling that the film is meant more for Black Americans than the wider African diaspora.
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A Filmmaker Explores Relationships to Blindness
Grappling with his own loss of sight, Rodney Evans surveys the experiences of blind artists in Vision Portraits.