The unexpected and tragic death of Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman took the world by surprise. The actor was just 43 when he passed away from colon cancer on the 28th of August. As King T’Challa Boseman was […]
Remembering Chadwick Boseman
Last month, both Hollywood and the world suffered a shocking and devastating loss, as Chadwick Boseman passed away after a four-year-long secret battle with cancer. An outpouring of love and support have been seen from […]
‘Black Panther’ Is Roaring Louder Than Ever
History was made at the 25th Screen Actors Guild Awards when Black Panther picked up the award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. Black Panther previously boasted its success by becoming […]
Superheroes, Supervillains and Superstars: The 2019 Oscar Nominations
The awards season is in full swing and the nominations for the 91st Academy Awards have been announced. There aren’t too many surprises, but the lists are full of firsts. The Favourite and Roma lead […]
Afro-futurism: Slowly Filling the Black Hole at the Heart of Sci-fi
‘Afrofuturism is me. Us. Black people seeing ourselves in the future, being as magical as we want to be.’ The words of Janelle Monae serve to respond to the words of Mark Dery’s ‘Black to […]
Black Panther: the film shaking the foundations of Colonialism
Black Panther is a technicolour world, constructed by cinematographer Rachel Morrison, to the cast who are, to borrow from an popular black hair product line, ‘Dark [skinned] and Lovely’, the film’s politics are woven into […]