Candice Frederick

Publicly criticizing "Michael" means recognizing two things: The film, inspired by the early life and career of Michael Jackson, will rake in millions

If this were simply the familiar disconnect between critics and the general audience, then perhaps it wouldn't warrant much attention.

Publicly criticizing "Michael" means recognizing two things: The film, inspired by the early life and career of Michael Jackson, will rake in millions

William Golding’s dystopian novel reflects the fallout from the nuclear arms race and his own wartime experiences.

Publicly criticizing "Michael" means recognizing two things: The film, inspired by the early life and career of Michael Jackson, will rake in millions

In the wake of Tyra Banks’ defamation lawsuit against Netflix over its Reality Check: America’s Next Top Model docuseries, critics have been quick to point out an irony. Former contestants of ANTM — the early aughts reality competition series that Banks co-created, hosted and co-produced — argue that Banks is accusing the docuseries of misrepresenting her when that’s what they accused her and the show of doing to them in the docuseries. That’s a fair point.

As studios go back to “regular programming,” Black authors remain in limbo and watch the work of their white counterparts get fast-tracked.

A lot could be riding on whether the film adaptation of the Black fantasy Children of Blood and Bone succeeds. It’s a familiar narrative: Black films are too often expected to justify the industry’s investment, leaving a single movie to determine whether another gets greenlit at all.The dearth of Black films on the big screen has been obvious to many moviegoers who have raised questions about it on social media, but studies have also shown how the industry has retreated from some of its diversit

Scrutiny over Ariana Grande, Kaia Gerber and Jenna Ortega's bodies exposes how little we've learned

The least offensive choice was always going to win this year's Emmys hosting gig