ma rainey's black bottom

2020 was a strange and strained year in so many ways. Every aspect of culture has had to adapt to shifting circumstances. But cinema in particular — an institution based on the idea of large groups of people sitting in a tightly-packed room for two hours — had to adjust. Schedules for both production and […]

When news of Chadwick Boseman’s death was announced back in August, the world grieved the loss of a true artist. This loss was made more apparent with his final role in Netflix’s original film,Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, starring Viola Davis and produced by Denzel Washington. Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom is a film adaptation of August […]