With the release of director Leigh Whannell's Wolf Man remake, the spotlight has again shined upon the movie it's based on: 1941's The Wolf Man. This film presents the iconic tragedy of Larry Talbot ...

History is a matter of perspective. "Nickel Boys," directed by RaMell Ross and adapted from Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, follows Elwood (Ethan Herisse) and Turner (Brandon Wilson), ...

Filmmaker RaMell Ross employs a unique visual strategy to tell the story of two teens trying to survive a racist Jim Crow-era reform school. The film is adapted from Colson Whitehead's ...

One thing about a period piece is that no matter how brilliantly executed it might be or how relevant to the present it may feel, simply setting a story in the past can't help but keep the audience at ...

Novel adaptations are a dime-a-dozen in modern cinema, although, every now and then, one seems to catch the eye thanks to many declaring the source material 'unadaptable'. Colson Whitehead's novel The ...

The burgeoning star, who leads Ramell Ross’ Oscar hopeful, says all he wants is for audiences to feel how much love they put into making it. By Seija Rankin Senior Editor “I had no problem walking ...

This visually inventive adaptation of a Colson Whitehead novel follows two boys at an abusive school in Jim Crow-era Florida. By Manohla Dargis When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed ...

The Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys, once the largest juvenile reform institution in the country, operated in Florida for 111 years. During that time, it became infamous for its horrific ...