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October 26, 2023 Choosing the right movie to watch in the movie theater is hard. Not only are we overwhelmed by choice, but movie reviews are also becoming

The legendary critics rarely -- if ever -- gave two thumbs up to horror movies.

The quarrelsome celebrity film critics Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert disdained backbiting. As Siskel explained, what they relished was frontbiting: “You should…

The legendary critics rarely -- if ever -- gave two thumbs up to horror movies.

Richard Roundtree, star of "Shaft" and "Roots," has died at the age of 81. The actor succumbed after a short battle with pancreatic cancer.

Mark Blinch/ReutersRichard Roundtree, the actor who cemented his legacy playing the classy and self-possessed police detective John Shaft in the 1971 film and its sequels, died Tuesday, his manager said. He was 81.Roundtree died at his Los Angeles home after a battle with pancreatic cancer, according to a statement from Patrick McMinn, who managed the actor’s career from 1987 to his death.“Richard’s work and career served as a turning point for African American leading men i...

Richard Roundtree, who opened the door to Black filmmakers and performers with his turn as private eye John Shaft, died Tuesday. He was 81. 

Roundtree’s swaggering private eye saw him hailed as one of cinema’s first Black action heroes and helped usher in the 1970s’ Blaxploitation era.

As the star of Shaft, Richard Roundtree helped change the course of Hollywood history. He was 81.

As time has gone on, the boundaries of audience tolerance and good taste have shifted and been tested, which is particularly apparent in the horror genre.