A wealthy girl falls in love with a famous actor, but her father refuses to complete the relationship out of respect for family traditions. The actor withdraws from her life out of respect for her family, and pretends to be in a relationship with a dancer. She leaves him and marries her cousin. The actor becomes addicted to alcohol, his condition deteriorates, and he leaves his job.
The French-born director Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre’s strategic choice to entrust the interpretation of a conventional, feminine character to a non-binary actor pays off: Corrin’s Lady Chatterley is awkward, edgy, and uninhibited at the same time.
This animated Christmas movie is based on the classic novel of the same name.
This Nickelodeon live-action TV series features strong Black representation.
Shudder’s Host (not a particularly original title, I must say) attempts to bring the spooks to “the quarantine generation” by presenting us with a scary Zoom call during lockdown.
The sequel to the 2021 remake of the same name continues from where we last left off in this spooky adventure.
This is a list of seven films that explore police brutality and systemic racism made by Black filmmakers. These are important movies to watch and to take in, as — through the power of cinema — they showcase what it feels like to be a Black person living in a country that is internally designed to be against you.
