OPINION – CUTIES IS EQUAL PARTS SAD, DISGUSTING, AND NECESSARY
The world is still buzzing about one of the most controversial movies to hit Netflix in years―Cuties. If you don’t know what I’m referring to, this mo...
BLACK PANTHER STAR CHADWICK BOSEMAN DIES AFTER BATTLE WITH COLON CANCER
Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman has died after a four-year battle with colon cancer. According to his publicist, he passed away at home surrounded...
CANADIAN ACTOR AND TWENTIES CO-STAR GABRIELLE GRAHAM IS A STAR ON THE RISE
Toronto is on a bit of a run right now. In music, you have Drake, The Weeknd, and Tory Lanez. In sports, you have the reigning NBA champion Toronto Ra...
KEVIN HART TURNS LIFE COACH ON NEW AUDIBLE ORIGINAL THE DECISION
Despite the global shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the hardest working man in show business is back with a new project, enlisting the help of w...
MICHELLE OBAMA’S BECOMING IS A LESSON IN OVERCOMING THE ODDS AND NEVER GIVING UP
Becoming is a beautiful whirlwind of emotions. The elements of seeing Michelle Obama's life after the White House mixed with the real life stories of ...
BLACK TELEVISION: CANADA, WE HAVE A PROBLEM
Canada, I have a love-hate relationship with you. I love being Canadian. I love the things we produce and I am generally proud of our leadership role ...
NETFLIX’S “UNORTHODOX” CASTS A STIGMATIZED SHADOW ON MORE THAN JUST JEWISH ORTHODOXY
Loosely based on Deborah Feldman’s best-selling autobiography, "Unorthodox" is the story of a 19-year-old Esther Shapiro (Etsy) who frees herself from...
TBFF 2020 – FLIGHT IS A REFRESHING TAKE ON FATHER-SON BONDS IN THE CARIBBEAN
Kemar, or Mars as he's affectionately called, is off to the moon in Flight, a Jamaican short film directed by Kia Moses and Adrian McDonald (Audience ...
TBFF 2020 – FAITH, LIES AND DECEIT COLLIDE IN #TRUTH
Written and directed by Charles Murray, #Truth is a story of justice played out in a dysfunctional church culture. Dorian Missick stars as journalist ...
TBFF 2020 – LOYALTY AND FORGIVENESS ARE TACKLED IN THE CANADIAN SHORT THE BURGLAR
As part of their short series for the day, the Toronto Black Film Festival showcased The Burglar, written and directed by Xander Copp and produced by ...
TBFF 2020 – SOUL CUSTODY IS “EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED” AT ITS FINEST
From the opening scene, Soul Custody, the latest film from writer and director V. Vansay Zanubon, reels you in with beautiful drone and landscape shot...
TBFF 2020 – BURDEN PROVIDES A NEEDED WINDOW INTO THE LIFE OF A BLACK MAN IN AMERICA
The 8th edition of the Toronto Black Film Festival is in full effect, taking over venues across Toronto's downtown core. On tap are some of the best s...