The film industry is looking for ways to change, to progress. One way forward would be to continue highlighting black voices in the filmmaking …
Voices
Everyone deserves to be heard. Here we're highlighting talented actors, directors and other creators from underrepresented communities in a section we call 'Voices.'

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Earlier this year, Matthew Cherry became an Oscar-winning filmmaker when Hair Love, his newest movie, won Best Animated Short Film at the Oscars. The …
In the past decade there are few filmmakers who have released movies, television series, or documentaries that have as much cultural significance and …
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This isn’t a revolutionary statement, but Hollywood lacks a bit of diversity. Composing this list of films written by people of color was extremely …
Make no mistake about it, Angela Bassett is one of the best at what she does. And despite having never taken home an Academy Award (she was nominated …
13th is the powerful documentary by Ava DuVernay that explores the prison system and how it is used as a weapon against minorities. The 100-minute …
Black-ish creator Kenya Barris is definitely trying something different when it comes to his latest show, Netflix’s #blackAF. The show centers on a …
When I was a kid, I remember hearing my dad tell stories about going to places like the Municipal Auditorium and the Irish McNeil Boys Club in my …
In addition to serving as a continuation of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ graphic novel, Damon Lindelof’s Watchmen provides a unique glimpse at an …
Phil LaMarr is one of those names and faces you may not recognize, but it's a safe bet you have heard his voice at some point over the past 30 years. …
Remember Ernest P. Worrell? Played by the late, great Jim Varney, Ernest movies (Ernest Goes to Jail, Ernest Goes to Africa, etc), were everywhere …
Following its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in January, Netflix recently released the new documentary Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen …
If there's a lesson to be learned from the early days of summer 2020, it's that drive-ins are officially cool again. Whether you’ve got the real deal …
Many prefer to ignore one of Hollywood’s darker legacies, in which actors of color were constantly subjected to poor stereotypes and simply egregious …
Since starting his acting career in the late '70s, Danny Glover has built quite an impressive acting legacy, appearing in movies like The Color …