Bonsu ThompsonThe Man Who Helped Questlove Make 2021's Best DocumentaryJoseph Patel produced stories for and on some of the best in music. Now he’s on the verge of landing his first Oscar.·7 min read·Dec 27, 2021--2--2
Carlos GreavesI, McLovin From ‘Superbad,’ Believe Using Fake Documents to Escape Oppression Is WrongUnless it’s to buy alcohol underage or avoid getting a vaccine·4 min read·Dec 6, 2021----
Bonsu ThompsonThe Unapologetically (Not) Black WesternJeymes Samuel’s riveting new film ‘The Harder They Fall’ refuses to acknowledge race, but its Blackness is difficult to ignore. (Zero…·5 min read·Nov 6, 2021--15--15
Scott WoodsDave Chappelle’s ‘The Closer’ Cheapens His LegacyThe legendary comedian is smarter than his willfully ignorant gags about the LGBTQ+ community and trans people·10 min read·Oct 8, 2021--12--12
Garfield Hylton‘Finding Kendrick Johnson’ Sheds Light on the Mysterious Death of a Black TeenagerThe documentary suggests a cover-up in the death of 17-year-old student found wrapped in a school wrestling mat·5 min read·Sep 30, 2021--5--5
Nelson GeorgeI Witnessed DMX’s Heart and Humor FirsthandReflections on the late rapper’s historic career and unique talent·4 min read·Apr 12, 2021--1--1
LEVEL EditorsThe 8 Best ‘Rocky’ (and ‘Creed’) Movies, RankedYo, Adrian, they can’t all be champs!·3 min read·Mar 1, 2021--6--6
LEVEL EditorsThe 5 Most Inept Fictional Drug Kingpins, RankedThese upward-failing crime bosses should’ve been canned a long time ago·2 min read·Feb 27, 2021--7--7
Marcus K. DowlingWhy Brooklyn’s Drill Music Is the Heartbeat of My New FilmEddie Huang discusses his directorial debut, and what it was like working with the late Pop Smoke·3 min read·Feb 18, 2021----
David Dennis, Jr.What Daniel Kaluuya’s Film Endings Really Tell UsEnding a central Black character’s life isn’t something Hollywood knows how to handle·6 min read·Feb 18, 2021--7--7