Stranded on an island after her freighter was caught in a storm, Roz (Lupita Nyong’o), or more formally ROZZUM unit 7134, travels the forest looking for a task. The woodland creatures are all frightened of her giant, humanoid form, and when she accidentally crushes the nest of a mother goose, she becomes even more feared. …
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The Color Purple
Celie (Phylicia Pearl Mpasi) and Nettie (Halle Bailey) are inseparable young sisters, even more so after the passing of their mother, but their lives are turned upside down when their father, Alfonso (Deon Cole) arranges for Celie to marry Mister (Colman Domingo). Years pass, and the sisters fall out of touch, and though Celie (Fantasia…
Haunted Mansion
On their first night in their new house, a sprawling Louisiana estate, Gabbi (Rosario Dawson) and her son Travis (Chase Dillon) come to the almost immediate realization that the mansion is deeply haunted. Refusing to give up on her dream of transforming the historic home into a bed and breakfast, Gabbi employs photographer Ben (LaKeith…
Chevalier
Joseph Bologne (Kelvin Harrison Jr.), or Chevalier de Saint-Georges as he was often referred to as, was born in the mid 1700s as an illegitimate son of George Bologne (Jim High), a slave owner, and Nanon (Ronke Adekoluejo), the personal attendant to George’s wife. Joseph is sent away and enrolled into a prestigious school where…
King Richard
Venus (Saniyya Sidney) and Serena Williams (Demi Singleton) are the top tennis players in the history of the sport. But before they became mavericks on the court and international icons, they started on the community courts of Compton under the carefully orchestrated tutelage of their father, Richard Williams (Will Smith). In King Richard, we follow the humble beginnings of these two tennis stars,…
The Marquee Topic 