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Among the new titles coming to streaming this week is an action-packed thriller where Viola Davis plays a U.S. president who ...
Between a new true-crime series, a family-friendly classic and the viral rom-com sensation of 'The Summer I Turned Pretty," ...
One of Viola Davis' best action movies, The Woman King, about a warrior regiment in Dahomey, makes a triumphant return to ...
Rebecca’s Take “The Woman King” is a rarity in cinema that we need more of on the big screen. It’s an epic about women, by women, for women. Fronted by its Black female cast and a talented ...
"The Woman King" takes inspiration from a group of all-women warriors. However, some critics accuse the film of glossing over their history of capturing Africans for the slave trade.
The Woman King tells the story of the female-led Agojie warriors who protected the West African kingdom of Dahomey between the 17th and 19th centuries. Set in the 1820s, the film focuses on a new ...
“The Woman King” cinematographer Polly Morgan opens up about the research the film’s crew did on the Dahomey people, as well as camera techniques used to emphasize the Agojie warriors ...
Rebecca’s Take“The Woman King” is a rarity in cinema that we need more of on the big screen. It’s an epic about women, by women, for women.Fronted by its Black female cast and a talented ...
When “The Woman King” — which does begin with the imposing image of Viola Davis and a regiment of female soldiers stealthily emerging from tall savannah grass in the moonlight, with swords ...
Grade: A- “The Woman King” is rated PG-13 for sequences of strong violence, some disturbing material, thematic content, brief language and partial nudity. Its running time is 135 minutes.
Viola Davis reigns supreme in ‘The Woman King’ As the leader of a legendary, 19th-century African women’s fighting force, the actress is nothing less than magnificent ...