Red Stewart presents modern blaxploitation films that capture the genre…. In the 1970s, Shaft helped launch an entire cinematic movement focused on simultaneously embracing, turning, and cash milking stereotypes about African Americans. This came to be known as “blaxploitation,” a portmanteau of the words “black” and “exploitation” (the latter referring to a B-movie subgenre of […]
Cinema’s Damaged Heroine
Sarah Myles on cinema’s damaged heroine… “Badass.” As a word, it has become synonymous with determined women in movies. Why? Because that is how critics routinely describe them. “Black Widow gets extra bad-ass in this Avengers 2 trailer,” said Rob Bricken of i09. In Atomic Blonde, Charlize Theron plays “a career badass who enjoys both […]
New poster for Proud Mary featuring Taraji P. Henson
Sony Pictures has released a new poster for director Babak Najafi’s upcoming thriller Proud Mary featuring Taraji P. Henson; check it out here… SEE ALSO: Watch the trailer for Proud Mary here Taraji P. Henson is Mary, a hit woman working for an organized crime family in Boston, whose life is completely turned around when […]
