Lee Daniels

Film+TV
August 15, 2013
Lee Daniels' The Butler Chronicles the Civil Rights Movement Through the Eyes of a White House Servant
Forest Whitaker and Oprah Winfrey shine in a cast packed with talented actors
Blogs
December 11, 2012
Why Matthew McConaughey in Magic Mike and Besedka Johnson in Starlet Should Be Nominated for Supporting Actor/Actress Oscars
We'd Like to Help the Academy is our Oscar column highlighting the outliers that should be nominated (but probably won't be). For a long time I thought of Matthew McConaughey as an actor whom I liked more than he deserved. He built some good faith with Dazed and Confused and other early roles, yes ... More >>
Film+TV
May 31, 2012
Cannes Film Festival 2012: Highlights and Lowlights
Calendar
January 28, 2010
THE BLACK LIST GOES ON
Articles
November 12, 2009
For Colored Girls: The Sapphire Interview
Film+TV
November 5, 2009
Deep Purple: Precious
The sad education of Precious Jones
Film+TV
January 29, 2009
The Sundance Experience
So-so-Soderbergh, and then some
Film+TV
January 22, 2009
Sundance’s Best So Far: Push, Cold Souls, Paper Heart
The color ain’t purple
Blogs
January 20, 2009
Pushed to the Brink
By the mid-point of Sundance 2008, the standout film of the dramatic competition was Lance Hammer's Ballast, which mined unexpected poetry from the story of a poverty-line black family making ends meet in the Mississippi Delta. This year, it's a film that casts an equally penetrating gaze on the tri ... More >>
Blogs
January 20, 2009
Sundance Film Festival 2009: Pushed to the Brink
By the mid-point of Sundance 2008, the standout film of the dramatic competition was Lance Hammer's Ballast, which mined unexpected poetry from the story of a poverty-line black family making ends meet in the Mississippi Delta. This year, it's a film that casts an equally penetrating gaze on the tr ... More >>
Film+TV
July 20, 2006
Film Reviews
Reviews of Monster House, My Super Ex-Girlfriend and more