Letitia Wright on Overcoming Impostor Syndrome for Directorial Debut, Ryan Coogler Prophecy

Letitia Wright on Overcoming Impostor Syndrome for Directorial Debut, Ryan Coogler Prophecy

Actress and producer Letitia Wright (Black Panther, Death on the Nile, Black Mirror, Small Axe) recently premiered her directorial debut, the short Highway to the Moon, which she also wrote, during the South London Film Festival. On Wednesday, she shared that she had to overcome “impostor syndrome” and “humble myself” to be ready for the directing…

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#‘A Man in Full’ Review: Jeff Daniels Bellows, but David E. Kelley’s Tom Wolfe Adaptation for Netflix Is Mostly Hot Air

#‘A Man in Full’ Review: Jeff Daniels Bellows, but David E. Kelley’s Tom Wolfe Adaptation for Netflix Is Mostly Hot Air

Nearly four years ago, Disney+ attempted to adapt Tom Wolfe’s The Right Stuff. There’s no reason for you to remember the series — it wasn’t renewed — because it was the one thing a Tom Wolfe adaptation should never be: wholly forgettable. The innocuously mediocre series served to disabuse me of one of my favorite…

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#Jeymes Samuel on His Bold, All-Black Biblical Epic ‘The Book of Clarence,’ Wanting People to Think “Wow, I Haven’t Seen That Before”

#Jeymes Samuel on His Bold, All-Black Biblical Epic ‘The Book of Clarence,’ Wanting People to Think “Wow, I Haven’t Seen That Before”

Back in 2021, the BFI London Film Festival opened in the most audacious and A-list manner seen in many years. With the curtain-raising slot usually reserved for more somber, prestige dramas, Netflix’s all-star, all-Black rootin’ tootin’ Western The Harder They Fall — with an ensemble cast including Regina King, Idris Elba, LaKeith Stanfield, Jonathan Majors, Delroy Lindo and Zazie Beets — brought the house down, with…

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