‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ review: August Wilson’s play comes to life in vivid detail

Adapting a play into a movie isn’t always easy, but you wouldn’t know that from watching director George C. Wolfe’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. Based on August Wilson’s 1984 play (with a screenplay by Ruben Santiago-Hudson), the film is poignant,…

Widows Review: Viola Davis Shines in this Reinvigorating Take on the Heist Thriller

Viola Davis continues to perform on a level all her own in Steve McQueen’s taut and thrilling Widows. A socio-political heart pounding heist, McQueen demonstrates his impressive versatility with this 12 Years a Slave follow up, proving that he can and will tackle…

‘Widows’ Review: Viola Davis Shines in this Reinvigorating Take on the Heist Thriller | TIFF 2018

Viola Davis continues to perform on a level all her own in Steve McQueen’s taut and thrilling Widows. A socio-political heart pounding heist, McQueen demonstrates his impressive versatility with this 12 Years a Slave follow up, proving that he can and will tackle…

New Trailer For Steve McQueen’s ‘Widows’

Summer’s almost over and the fall festival season is shaping up to have some major contenders for the title of Best Movie of 2018. But in case the world has gone dizzy from the line-ups at Toronto International Film Festival…

First Trailer for Steve McQueen’s “Widows” and Its All-Star Cast

Director Steve McQueen’s first film since 2013, Widows released its first trailer today, at last giving audiences a look at the all-star cast in action. The story, adapted by Gone Girl and Sharp Objects author Gillian Flynn is based upon…

2017 Screen Actors Guild Award: Complete Winner’s List

Many surprises occurred during last night’s celebratory event, but this year’s memorable stand-out was Lily Tomlin, who received the Lifetime Achievement Award for her work on stage, television, and film. This years’ Screen Actors Guild proved to political, funny, and…

TV Review: How to Get Away with Murder 3×10 “We’re Bad People”

Welcome to back to our newest (and funnest) method of reviewing/recapping season three of How to Get Away with Murder. Usually, film section editor and film writer Allyson Johnson is joined by film writer AJ Caulfield in discussing (mainly reacting to) the…