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‘Wakanda Forever’ Gets Lost in the Marvel Machine

by Rōgan Graham

A still from The Inspection shows a Black man looking concerned, pensively at something off screen while standing in uniform in line with other military members.

The Stunning, Queer Conviction of ‘The Inspection’

by Beandrea July

Photo of Dindga McCannon speaking to an audience member, taken by Mochi Robinson, in black and white.

Dindga McCannon in Conversation

by Dessane Lopez Cassell

A Kinship of Air

by Bedatri D. Choudhury

On Flooded Basements

by Beandrea July

A still from Nope shows Daniel Kaluya's character sitting on a horse, looking off to the right, wearing a bright orange sweatshirt. In the background, on the porch of an old house, is Keke Palmer's character looking exasperated.

From ‘Get Out’ to ‘Nope’, Jordan Peele Is Reframing the Act of Looking

by Kelli Weston