Woman Thou Art Loosed

Based on a novel by Bishop T.D. Jakes, a black evangelical preacher and author who also co-stars, this unusual film is part revivalist sermon, part narrative drama, and wholly urgent and engaging.

"...based on a novel by Bishop T.D. Jakes, a black evangelical preacher, prolific author, and host of a weekly..."

Oct. 22, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Five Obstructions

This sublime documentary, which recounts a bizarre battle of creative wits between Danish film director Jørgen Leth and the notorious Lars von Trier, also features a segment animated by Waking Life's technical wizard Bob Sabiston.

"...times. Leth accepts a challenge to remake his 12-minute, black-and-white experimental film five more times, with von Trier –..."

Sept. 24, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra

An affectionate parody of 1950s sci-fi movies, The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra spoofs ’til it poops out.

"...all well and good to send up the shambling black-and-white mutants of films like Roger Corman’s Day the World..."

Feb. 20, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

War Photographer

"...of the war correspondent's vulture-like hovering over the bleak, black battlefield. Everyone is weeping, all the time. Nachtwey, working..."

Nov. 1, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Life and Debt

Set in Jamaica, this is an eye-opening documentary and primer on why the IMF and the World Bank are not to be trusted by emerging third-world countries.

"...Directed by: Stephanie Black. Watching Life and Debt, it's easy to see why..."

March 8, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Man Who Wasn't There

The story is rife with the Coens' ripe ambivalence, a black seriocomic opera of fouled-up American dreams, and a meditation on ambivalence that is itself often as ambiguous as the emotional meanderings of its protagonist, a small-town barber. The film's black-and-white image processing is stunning.

"...Shot on color film and then processed into stark-as-nightmares black-and-white by cinematographer Roger Deakins, this is the most visually..."

Nov. 2, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Blue Streak

"...one Beverly Hills Cop: 1999. Presumably because he's also black and funny, Martin Lawrence has been shunted into the..."

Sept. 24, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Cucaracha, La

"...ring for minutes afterward. Finally, though, it's a desperate, blacker-than-black comedy about the search for life in a dead..."

April 23, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Down in the Delta

"...activist Maya Angelou has lambasted Hollywood's ghettocentric vision of black culture. And it's fair to assume her desire to..."

Dec. 25, 1998 Movie Review by Russell Smith

I Got the Hook-Up

"...well in Peoria, then so be it. P is Black, and Johnson is Blue, and together they're the Wal-Mart..."

June 5, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Original Gangstas

"...Where the hell is Rudy Ray Moore? We've got Black Caesar, Slaughter, Foxy Brown, Superfly, and Shaft, but no..."

Aug. 23, 1996 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

White Man's Burden

"...day when a random twist of fate leaves his black boss displeased with a triviality. Without the job and..."

Dec. 8, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Cafe Au Lait

"...(in Lee's movie the character was named Nola), the black woman at the center of this love triangle. Lola..."

April 7, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Walking Dead

"...outings is that the main characters here are all black, and so instead of having them reminisce about life..."

March 3, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Minbo -- Or the Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion

"...or yakuza, as seen in stateside action films like Black Rain, Japanese filmmaker Juzo Itami (Tampopo, A Taxing Woman)..."

Feb. 24, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Anchoress

"...visually the struggle between Christianity and paganism. Shot in black-and-white, the film's beauty is magnificent. The lack of color..."

Sept. 23, 1994 Movie Review by Alison Macor

A Good Man in Africa

"...continent. The film seems to aim for a bitter, black comic take on self-serving civil servants and politicans, white..."

Sept. 16, 1994 Movie Review by Robert Faires

Go Fish

"...their, shall we say, fishing expeditions. This Chicago-set, low-budget, black-and-white, lesbian romantic comedy is a groundbreaking work for both..."

July 15, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Love and Death in Saigon

"...however, we see how Mark got his cool Ray-Bans, black duster, and twin .45s). Mark and his cousin travel..."

June 10, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Undercover Blues

"...teased-hair temptresses. But then, I also loved the Shasta Black Cherry soda pop I chose to wash down my..."

Sept. 17, 1993 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

In the Soup

This Sundance multiaward-winner provides a fantastic showcase for the outsized vitality of Seymour Cassell, who plays a gangster investing in dour screenwriter Steve Buscemi's work.

"...ongoing conversations with Nietzsche and Dostoyevsky, 20 minutes of black leader inserted to mimic a character's blindness, and the..."

Aug. 6, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Love Field

"...through the South, Lurene makes the acquaintance of a black man who calls himself Paul Johnson (Haysbert) and his..."

Feb. 26, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

A Brief History of Time

"...over five million copies. His musings about the universe, black holes, time, fate, theology and theoretical physics which have..."

Oct. 30, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Tetsuo: The Iron Man

"...the frantic jumble of steel and blood. Tsukamoto's 67-minute black-and-white film combines the frenzied roller coaster pace of a..."

Sept. 11, 1992 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

White Dog

With typically blunt, disturbing, combative, unconventional storytelling, Fuller tackles the disease of bigotry with this story about a racist dog.

"...been trained by its previous owners to attack all black people. The discovery of this chilling truth is horrifying..."

July 10, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Jungle Fever

"...staccato poem of age old grievances that begins with black women but resonates with all women, these characters pour..."

June 14, 1991 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

Brand Events and Immersive Experiences, No Badge Required

A black hole re-creation, the Criterion Mobile Closet, and Alien: Earth close encounters await

"...The Black Hole Experience..."

March 7, 2025 Arts Feature by Kimberley Jones

Carnaval to Chili Cook-Off: This Week's Recommended Community Events

A kickoff for Black History Month, Mean Girls trivia, a farewell to boobies, and more

"...with colorful costumes tonight!   – Wayne Alan Brenner Black History Month Kick-Off Block Party..."

Feb. 2, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Iconic Pink Palace Co-op for Sale After 30 Years

Future is uncertain for Black and brown artists in residence

"...In 2020, however, in the wake of reinvigorated Black Lives Matter protests, outgoing residents resolved to turn the..."

Jan. 5, 2024 News Feature by Carys Anderson

Texas State Professors’ New Book Recontextualizes Paul McCartney’s “Blackbird”

To explore “how Black musicians sang the Beatles into being”

"...were, "Where are all the presentations about all the Black people?" The resulting conversations led them to contribute to..."

Dec. 8, 2023 Music Feature by Oscar Rodriguez

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