Category Archives: Entertainment

The Black Film Archive wants to show the world just how limitless Black cinema really is

These collections mainly act as an exhibit for the Black movie titles the streamer already has, and as a result, the movies are often from the last 10 years, or maybe the last 20. It’s rare to see movies prior to those made in the 1980s. Clicking through the titles, one might think that Black […]

‘Cry Macho’ review: The Clint Eastwood movie is a weak addition to his 50-year filmography

It’s a shame, since the title, and a late-in-the-film monologue, offer a chance for Eastwood to contemplate questions of manhood and aging through the prism of his tough-guy screen image, but any bigger ideas are lost in the minutia of the plot and cartoonish nature of most of the supporting characters. Adapted from the late […]

Oprah Winfrey shares her concerns about where we are as a country

In his upcoming podcast, “Mind Body Zone: Living Outside the Box,” which debuts Sept. 16 on Audible, Chopra asks Winfrey if she is “afraid of anything now” and she first replies, “No” then adds the state of the country worries her. “I worry about the country. I worry about where we are as a country,” […]

Priyanka Chopra Jonas on ‘The Activist’: ‘The show got it wrong’

“I have been moved by the power of your voices over the past week. At its core, activism is fueled by cause and effect, and when people come together to raise their voice about something, there is always an effect,” Chopra Jonas wrote. “You were heard.” “The show got it wrong, and I’m sorry that […]

‘Muhammad Ali’ review: Ken Burns’ PBS documentary goes four fascinating rounds with the champ’s life and legacy

Coming shortly after Netflix’s “Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali” and two years after HBO’s “What’s My Name/Muhammad Ali,” the heart of this production comes in the attention to detail, from providing brief biographies of Ali’s key opponents to examining the rise of the Nation of Islam, which the boxer controversially joined after winning […]

Sept. 11 made spy dramas like ’24’ and ‘Alias’ scramble. But not for long

Two decades later, it’s clear early predictions that the trauma from such terrorism on US soil would alter popular entertainment turned out to be wrong. If anything, “24” demonstrated how the two would coexist, with Kiefer Sutherland’s counterterrorism agent Jack Bauer battling on through the decade, becoming a short-hand symbol for the war against terror, […]

Kid Cudi writes tribute to Lil Nas X, while criticizing homophobia in hip-hop

When Lil Nas X dropped the tracklist for his debut album “Montero” earlier this month, some people criticized the young rapper for having no Black men featured, despite having multiple Black women on the album. In response, Lil Nas X wrote, “maybe a lot of them just don’t wanna work with me.” That made veteran […]

What to watch: The Emmys, ‘LuLaRich’ and ‘On the Verge’

TV OT is a weekly look at what CNN’s entertainment team is watching since too much television has us all working overtime. The 73rd edition of the nighttime Emmys will air Sunday, after drawing a record-low 6.1 million viewers last year, despite what most agreed was an impressively resourceful virtual ceremony. While there was some […]