“Boju Weyín” (2022) is a cinematic meditation on life, art and love inspired by filmmaker Bimpé Fageyinbo’s 2010 autobiographical poetry book “so maybe that’s the bee’s weakness. Fageyinbo delivers a stunning short film that mixes memoir and poetics with arty images that interpret both the romance and solitude of the protagonist. While “Boju Weyín” can […] More
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody is the newest biopic celebrating the epic life and music of pop icon Whitney Houston. Starring Naomi Ackie, the beautiful film captures the stars’ pivotal moments and biggest performances with great detail. Moments including her discovery, during a breathtaking performance for record exec. Clive Davis at a New […] More
J.D. Dillard’s “Devotion” is the story of Jesse Brown, the U.S. Navy’s first Black aviator, and his relationship with Tom Hudner, his fellow pilot during the Korean War. The movie captures the mental and emotional effects that racial discrimination had on Brown and it pushes audiences to take an intense look at the everyday struggles […] More
Elvis Mitchell’s Is That Black Enough For You?!? premiered as part of the 11th Annual Montclair Film Festival on Saturday October 22, in Montclair, NJ. This year’s festival presented panel discussions as well as more than 130 films including comedies and documentaries from across the region and country. Is That Black Enough For You?!?, is […] More
TILL Press Conference, and Interview with Frankie Faison I attended the press showing of TILL prior to its premiere at the New York Film Festival, and I’ve found early criticism of the film from people who have never even seen it a disservice to the work and frustrating to absorb. There is a very dark […] More
Lena Waithe and Kym Whitley present ‘Kym’ a new scripted comedy audio series featuring an all-star cast including Sherri Shepherd, David A. Arnold, Jess Hilarious, Jenifer Lewis, Oscar-nominated actress Cynthia Erivo, and more, with original music composed by multiple Grammy Award-winning artist Wyclef Jean. Available Exclusively on Audible HERE Today, October 20th. Here’s a preview of Episode 4: Single Mother Struggle Trailer for […] More
blackfilm.com correspondent Koku Tona sat down with Chas Appeti and Junior Okoli to talk new Prime Video series ‘Jungle‘. Jungle will premiere on Friday, September 30th, 2022. Appeti and Okoli’s ‘Jungle’ interweaves the lives of strangers through the soundtrack of UK rap and drill music, highlighting London’s societal underbelly. The duo cast top UK rap […] More
The Woman King released to rave reviews and a seemingly endless stream of fanfare from exhilarated audiences. As such, we must make way for clickbait haters and outlets creating conversation through negative leaning titles. Titles that oddly lead to favorable reviews. It kind of makes you wonder why they chose this path to begin with. […] More
blackfilm.com correspondent Koku Tona spoke with Zaria who stars as one of the 5 leads in the reboot, ‘Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin.’ The Chicagoland native is a filmmaker, poet, and perhaps best known for her role in the Oscar winning film ‘Two Distant Strangers’. ‘Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin’ is streaming on HBO Max now! Check out the interview […] More
blackfilm.com correspondent Koku Tona spoke with Bernard David Jones, to talk his new series ‘Remember’ which he wrote, stars in and is producing with Gem Little and Hosea Sanchez (The Game), with Tari Wariebi serving as its director. Jones talked his roots in Patterson, NJ, touring internationally as a background singer, and his journey from […] More
Last night at Edition Hotel in Los Angeles, NBA star Jordan Clarkson (Utah Jazz) hosted a special screening of Netflix’s The Gray Man with guest appearances including Juan Toscano Anderson (NBA Champion, LA Lakers), Kendrick Nunn (LA Lakers), Grant Williams (Boston Celtics), Erik Rivera (Comedian), Watts Homie Quan (Comedian). About THE GRAY MAN The Gray […] More
blackfilm.com correspondent Koku Tona talks ‘The Gilded Age’ with Broadway & television sensation Denée Benton. Denée talks the differences between film and television, the importance of representation, and working opposite Audra McDonald! Check out the interview and let us know what you think! About HBO Max HBO MAX HBO Max™ is a direct-to-consumer streaming platform […] More
