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Review: Horror movie ‘Us’ reflects cultural tension

By Jake Leary • April 1, 2019

“Us” is at once familiar and foreign — it’s a traditional slasher turned and twisted into something radical and bizarre. The film follows the Wilson family on their annual summer vacation:...

Oscars offer no surprises

By Nuria Hunter • March 9, 2016

Until we allow spaces for people of color to portray and represent a vast number of narratives, we are crippling the ability of American media to touch lives and create effective change.

Oscars 2014: Morality and the Movies

By Jared Wolf • March 4, 2014

Last night's Academy Awards went off almost completely surprise-free, with only two upsets among the 24 awards: Spike Jonze' win for Original Screeplay for Her over the completely shut-out American...

Progress and Regress 4

By Jared Wolf • March 1, 2014

For the fourth time, your weekly break-down of pop culture stories that mattered. Progress: Lupita Nyong'o, who is pretty likely to have an Academy Award less than 48 hours from now, spoke frankly...