Karama Horne

Disney's latest animated series, Iwájú, introduces young Tola (voiced by Simisola Gbadamosi), an endearing Nigerian heiress whose insatiable curiosity propels her on a thrilling adventure across a futuristic Lagos. At first glance, Iwájú appears…

Few beloved franchises have inspired as much speculation as Netflix’s ambitious live-action new take on “Avatar: The Last Airbender.” The original animated series captivated audiences when it debuted in 2005 on Nickelodeon, and was praised for its…

“The Changeling,” a riveting horror series adapted from Victor LaValle’s acclaimed novel, weaves an unsettling tale of a parent’s deepest fears brought chillingly to life. It’s a beautiful, meandering tale filled with stunning performances and many…

The fight for racial equality must be heard. Amplify is our series devoted to raising awareness, spotlighting issues, and taking action. Actress and Comedian Sasheer Zamata is having a magical year. Not only is her hilarious stand-up special The…

Five minutes into Peacock’s new horror comedy series “Twisted Metal,” it’s evident that the main character of John Doe – an amnesiac driver transporting goods across a war-torn nation – was written more as a vehicle for Anthony Mackie than for the…

Can Michelle Buteau's rom-sitcom stick the landing? Michelle Buteau shines in "Survival of the Thickest." The fight for racial equality must be heard. Amplify is our series devoted to raising awareness, spotlighting issues, and taking action.…

Afro-surrealism has been on Hollywood’s radar for some time now. From Donald Glover’s groundbreaking series “Atlanta” to Terence Nance’s thought-provoking “Random Acts of Flyness” and Jordan Peele’s critically acclaimed films “Get Out” and “Nope,”…

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is a stunning follow-up to Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. What executive producers and writers Phil Lord and Chris Miller created with directors Kemp Powers, Joaquim dos Santos, and Justin K. Thompson is…

In the first season of the hit Netflix series “Bridgerton,” Lady Agatha Danbury (Adjoh Andoa) proclaims: “We were two separate societies divided by color until a king fell in love with one of us.” It is the first time race is ever overtly mentioned…

When the highly anticipated spy series “Citadel” was announced on Prime Video, it had all the ingredients of a successful action thriller. Take a global conspiracy with a war between two mysterious and powerful organizations and add two international…

In this special episode, Chuck and Karama pay tribute to Mi’kmaq director Jeff Barnaby, with a conversation the three shared before the director's passing in 2022. In this interview, Jeff talks about his film Blood Quantum (2019), a zombie apocalypse…

Credit: Alberto Rodriguez/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Images The fight for racial equality must be heard. Amplify is our series devoted to raising awareness, spotlighting issues, and taking action. M3GAN is what you'd get if I, Robot came…

Adam Brody, Meagan Good, Zachary Levi, Grace Caroline Currey, and Ross Butler in "Shazam! Fury of the Gods." The DC Extended Universe (DCEU) has undergone significant changes since 2019. Although it's only been four years since the release of…

If you currently work from home and have anxiety about going to the office to work, “The Consultant,” a new series on Prime Video, will make you rethink your life choices. Based on the best-selling horror novel by Bentley Little, the eight-episode…

When the West African Kingdoms of Matamba, Ndongo and Luamba and Congo were colonized by the Portuguese, the foreigners named the country Angola, misunderstanding "ngola", the Bantu(Opens in a new tab) word for "King", as the name of the region,…

The first season of Prime Video’s “Hunters” series followed a fictional crew of civilians in late ‘70s New York who took out Nazis hiding in the US following Operation Paperclip. The team not only uncovered a German conspiracy to birth a Fourth Reich…

“The Last of Us” is considered one of the best video games in recent memory, if not of all time. Created by Naughty Dog and released for the Sony PlayStation in 2013, the action-adventure-horror game became a massive hit both commercially and…

One of the most curious things about “Harry & Meghan,” the new Netflix documentary about the Duke and Duchess of Sussex who stepped away from the British Monarchy, is how ordinary the couple appears. Harry chases after the kids in a stroller, Meghan…

The original “Willow,” directed by Ron Howard and based on an original story by George Lucas, wasn’t a blockbuster at the box office in 1988, but did garner two Oscar nominations and a cult following. Its actors — in particular Warwick Davis’ Willow…

If the “Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special” were a graphic novel, it would be an “annual,” a long-form comic book featuring a self-contained story that often exists outside of canon with a set of characters with which most fans are already…