Reggie Ugwu
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Jonathan Majors Is Cast in First Movie Role Since Assault Conviction
Mr. Majors, who was sentenced to a year of domestic violence programming and was dropped by Marvel, is set to star in the independent thriller...
Tems, R&B’s Golden Child, Dials In
The Nigerian singer won a Grammy and worked for Beyoncé, Drake and Rihanna before making her first album. Now it’s time to be her own...
In ‘The Effect,’ Investigating Love and Other Drugs
Jamie Lloyd’s revival of Lucy Prebble’s 2012 play, starring Paapa Essiedu and Taylor Russell, heads to the Shed after a celebrated run at the National...
Paul Giamatti on His Oscar Nomination
The star of “The Holdovers” received his first best actor nomination. “It’s an affirmation that is taking me a second to absorb,” he said.
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor and Ava DuVernay on the Emotional Journey of ‘Origin’
For their unconventional adaptation of Isabel Wilkerson’s “Caste,” the writer-director and star tapped into the best-seller’s poignant back story.
Paul Giamatti on ‘The Holdovers'
For his role in “The Holdovers,” set at a prep school not unlike the one he attended, the hyper-literate actor mined his own dormant memories.
Cord Jefferson on ‘American Fiction’
The Emmy-winning writer and former journalist drew on personal experience for his feature debut, a layered sendup of race and hypocrisy in the book and...
’12 Years a Slave’: An Oral History
A decade on, the Oscar-winning portrait of American slavery feels more potent than ever. The filmmakers explain its personal origins and ultimate triumph.
After Viral Beef, Robert Glasper Returns to the Blue Note
Mounting his fifth annual residency at the Blue Note (after a viral beef at the Grammys), the pianist, producer and composer is hungry for a...
On TikTok, Movie Critics Go By Any Other Name
On MovieTok, reviewers can reach an audience of millions and earn tens of thousands of dollars per post. “Critics,” they say, are old news.