Great Movies
The following table of contents features all articles published during Black Writers Week 2023 (June 19th through June 25th), arranged in the following categories: intros, features, interviews, reviews, TV reviews, republished features, republished interviews and republished reviews. —The Editors
INTROS
An Introduction to Black Writers Week 2023 by Chaz Ebert
Meet the Writers of Black Writers Week 2023 by Chaz Ebert
FEATURES
American Black Film Festival: Black Barbie, Gaining Ground, Higher Power by Niani Scott
American Black Film Festival Highlights by Niani Scott
Black Animation and Me: Where We Came From and Where We're Going by Rendy Jones
Embracing Life With Your Children Abroad by André Hammel
Feeling Scene: The Magnetism of Black Punks on Screen by Sherin Nicole
From Despair to Hope: A Costly Phantom Mercury Contamination Scare in the Scarboro Community by Al Chambles
Horror Movies and The Fate of the Black Man by Charles Kirkland Jr.
The Journey of a Black Film Critic: Breaking Barriers, Inspiring Change by Reginald Ponder
Luca Guadagnino’s Bones and All and the Inescapable Desire to Belong by Kaiya Shunyata
An Origin Story for a Gamer Dad and a Gamer Son by Lance R. Williams
Redacting Racism: Some Thoughts on Race-Blind Casting by Brandon Wilson
Rise of the Beats: On Hip-Hop and Hollywood by Shawn Edwards
Sweet Home Chicago Series for Juneteenth: Celebrating Graduates of 2023 by Chaz Ebert
Trust Your Gut: The Role of Conscience in Horror by Peyton Robinson
Welcome to Decoy Games by Jewel Ifeguni
What Now: The Creative Potential in the End of the Superhero Craze by Brandon Towns
When Angela Bassett Found Her Inner Tina Turner by Mack Bates
INTERVIEWS
Jumanji Meets Saw: DeWayne Perkins on The Blackening by Robert Daniels
Speak Up: Lashana Lynch on Ear for Eye by Robert Daniels
Sweet Home Chicago Series for Juneteenth: Video Interview with Filmmaker Mark Harris by Sonia Smith-Evans
REVIEWS
Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy by Charles Kirkland Jr.
God is a Bullet by Robert Daniels
I'm a Virgo by Peyton Robinson
The Last Rider by Craig D. Lindsey
Lonely Castle in the Mirror by Rendy Jones
No Hard Feelings by Rendy Jones
Revoir Paris by Jourdain Searles
Sheroes by Carla Renata
The Stroll by Brandon Towns
Surrounded by Peyton Robinson
World's Best by Brandon Wilson
TV REVIEWS
FX's The Bear Continues to Reach for Greatness by Robert Daniels
Marvel’s Secret Invasion Continues the Franchise’s Dull Slate by Kaiya Shunyata
REPUBLISHED FEATURES
Considering John Ford's 'Apology Western,' Sergeant Rutledge by Sergio Mims
Dignified Defiance: Sidney Poitier (1927-2022) by Robert Daniels
Goodbye to a Legend: Tina Turner (1939-2023) by Brandon Wilson
In Loving Memory of Diahanne Carroll and Jessye Norman by Chaz Ebert
The Most—and Least—Fun I've Had at the Movies All Year by Chaz Ebert
Stigmatization of Mental Health for Black Men Permeates Cinematic Landscape by Carla Renata
Tamron Hall's As the Wicked Watch: The First Jordan Manning Novel to Become a TV Series by Chaz Ebert
REPUBLISHED INTERVIEW
Answering the Call: J.D. Dillard on Devotion by Rendy Jones
His Life Mattered: Director Nadia Hallgren and Attorney Ben Crump on CIVIL by Chaz Ebert
REPUBLISHED REVIEWS
Apples by Jourdain Searles
The African Desperate by Peyton Robinson
The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster by Peyton Robinson
Beba by Niani Scott
The Blackening by Peyton Robinson
Devotion by Robert Daniels
I Got a Monster by Carla Renata
Kaepernick & America by Brandon Towns
Lost Ollie by Rendy Jones
Rye Lane by Peyton Robinson
Sisu by Robert Daniels
White Men Can't Jump by Robert Daniels
