Movies

Mar 26, 2024

Nubian Suggestions: Feb. 22, 2024

Original Show Poster Blood & Water (2020) Eleanor Saunders | Staff Writer Originating in Cape Town, South Africa, “Blood and Water” follows the story of 16-year-old Puleng Khumalo, played by Ama Qamata. Three days after her birth, Khumalo’s older sister, Phumelele, was kidnapped from the hospital never to be seen again. Khumalo and her younger…

Mar 23, 2023

2023 Oscars

At the Academy Awards last Sunday, history was made. Everything Everywhere All At Once received its flowers March 12 at the 95th Academy Awards. The film took home seven awards, including Best Original Screenplay, Best Film Editing, and Best Picture. This win marked indie film distributor A24’s second film to receive Best Picture.  A few…

Jan 26, 2023

Avatar Does it Again

Director James Cameron has not been shy in revealing what inspired him to make the highest-grossing film of all time, “Avatar” and its sequel “Avatar: The Way of Water.” Cameron said in an interview, “Avatar very pointedly made reference to the colonial period in the Americas, with all its conflict and bloodshed between the military…

Feb 7, 2017

Spend Valentine’s Day watching movies with black love

Vlad Urena  | Correspondent February is known for many different things, and Valentine’s Day is one of them. Whether you’re single or you’re mingling, you can’t escape love as the fourteenth comes closer. One of the many ways that we celebrate the holiday is through watching different kinds of romantic movies. However, most of the…