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  1. vulture lists
    Every Denzel Washington Movie, RankedOf all A-list stars, Denzel Washington’s career may be the most enviable.
    By Will Leitch and Tim Grierson
  2. oscar futures
    Just How Glicked Will the 2025 Oscars Get?Denzel Washington will take his third statue now.
    By Nate Jones
  3. that’s politics
    Gladiator II Is Kind of a ComedyWhat, like the fall of Rome isn’t a little silly?
    By Fran Hoepfner
  4. performance review
    Denzel Washington Should Always Have a Little ShawlOnly one element of Gladiator II is serving the pomposity and archness the movie needs: Denzel Washington and his many, many lavish fits.
    By Roxana Hadadi
  5. endings
    It’s Thumbs-down for the Forgettable Ending of Gladiator IIThe final fight is satisfying neither as spectacle nor dramatic payoff. It just kind of … happens, and then the movie ends.
    By A.A. Dowd
  6. oscar futures
    How Every Oscar Movie Can Be the Anti-Trump MovieLike it or not, we’re in for yet another awards season operating in the shadow of Donald Trump. Which campaigns can take advantage of the vibe shift?
    By Nate Jones
  7. hi gay
    Denzel Washington Says His Gay Kiss Was Cut From Gladiator II“I think they got chicken.â€
    By Bethy Squires
  8. movie review
    The Piano Lesson Can’t Quite Live Up to August Wilson’s PlayMalcolm Washington’s The Piano Lesson is a worthwhile and occasionally quite moving adaptation. But it lives uncomfortably between two forms.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  9. oscar futures
    Post-Screening Movie Hype Tweets, DecodedUsing this week’s Gladiator II reactions as a guide, here’s a dictionary for common phrases.
    By Nate Jones
  10. oscar futures
    Bring on the Oscars ChaosThe 2025 Academy Awards race will be the most wide-open movie season in years. I can’t wait.
    By Nate Jones
  11. trailer mix
    Denzel Washington Gives Us a Giggle in Gladiator IIFor a trailer full of visual spectacle, two words from Denzel Washington steal the show.
    By Jason P. Frank
  12. they’re ba-ack
    Spike Lee and Denzel Washington Are Reuniting for a RemakeIce Spice + Spike Lee = Ice Spike?
    By Jennifer Zhan
  13. movie review
    Little Things, Big ProblemsTurns out Denzel Washington crime dramas can sometimes be bad, too.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  14. coming soon(ish)
    Jake Gyllenhaal and Denzel Washington Will Play Othello (Not the Game)In a production directed by Broadway’s busiest bee, Kenny Leon.
    By Jason P. Frank
  15. movie review
    Denzel Washington’s Weird-Uncle Energy Remains Unmatched in The Equalizer 3This last installment feels tired, but Washington still brings the goods, i.e., the air of a local oddball who happens to be incredible at murder.
    By Alison Willmore
  16. trailer mix
    Denzel Washington and Dakota Fanning Catch Up in Equalizer 3 TrailerNo de-aging needed. At least for this film.
    By Charu Sinha
  17. a long talk
    Mira Nair on Making Mississippi Masala a Radical Act of LoveThirty years after Mississippi Masala, the director looks back on kiss scenes, falling in love, and the real-life events that inspired her story.
    By Roxana Hadadi
  18. movie review
    The Tragedy of Macbeth Is Basically One Phenomenal Denzel Washington PerformanceJoel Coen’s stark Shakespeare adaptation could have gone even more minimalist and had a cast of only two, to be honest.
    By Alison Willmore
  19. trailer mix
    Joel Coen’s The Tragedy of Macbeth Trailer This Way ComesDenzel Washington is going A24 mode.
    By Rebecca Alter
  20. trailer mix
    The Little Things Trailer: To Catch a Jared LetoWash your hair after watching this.
    By Devon Ivie
  21. first looks
    Here Are the First Images From Netflix’s Adaptation of Ma Rainey’s Black BottomThe film stars Viola Davis and the late Chadwick Boseman in his final film role.
    By Chris Murphy
  22. leave the world behind
    Julia Roberts and Denzel Washington to Reunite for New ThrillerIt’s an adaptation of Rumaan Alam’s highly anticipated new novel.
    By Rebecca Alter
  23. role call
    Sarita Choudhury Answers Every Question We Have About Mississippi Masala“I remember, in some scenes, I couldn’t look at Denzel. Because when I did, I felt like I would blush.â€
    By Hunter Harris
  24. close reads
    The Impossible Role of the First Black BachelorLike many Black men before him, Matt James has to make his Blackness seem palatable, amiable, and safe to appeal to white audiences.
    By Andrea Reindl
  25. friday night movie club
    Inside Man Still Absolutely RulesIt’s Spike Lee and Denzel Washington at their slickest.
    By Hunter Harris
  26. last night on late night
    Thank You, Denzel Washington, for Buying Robin Thede Dinner“From the bottom of the heart, I want to say thank you for the Caesar salad I ate.â€
    By Megh Wright
  27. casting
    Denzel, Frances, and Joel Coen Are Making Macbeth for A24No Ethan!
    By Hunter Harris
  28. encounter
    Playing Tourist With BlacKkKlansman’s John David WashingtonSpike Lee’s new star is becoming face-on-the-movie-poster famous.
    By Allison P. Davis
  29. theater review
    Theater Review: The Iceman Cometh Requires More Rethinking Than ThisDoes it even earn its status as a classic?
    By Sara Holdren
  30. last night on late night
    Tiffany Haddish Helps Seth Meyers Tell a Joke He Cannot TellRelatedly, shout out to Denzel.
    By Halle Kiefer
  31. Denzel Washington Quietly Gave a Tremendous Oscar-Nominated PerformanceIt’s unlike anything he’s done before.
    By Angelica Jade Bastién
  32. Roman J. Israel, Esq., Is a Formula Movie With a Doozy of a TwistWhat diminishes the movie is the same thing that holds you: Denzel Washington’s magnetism.
    By David Edelstein
  33. dream teams
    Dream Team Spike Lee and Jordan Peele Are Teaming Up for Black KlansmanBallers’ John David Washington is in negotiations to star.
    By Jackson McHenry
  34. Denzel Washington Returns to Broadway in Eugene O’Neill’s The Iceman Cometh The actor’s most recent Broadway turn was in the 2014 revival of A Raisin in the Sun.
    By Halle Kiefer
  35. last night on late night
    Jimmy Kimmel Reveals the Hero of Sunday’s Oscar Mix-up Was Denzel Washington“He yells, ‘Barry!’ and I was like, ‘What?’â€
    By Halle Kiefer
  36. oscars 2017
    Only Denzel Washington Marrying a Couple Could Save Jimmy Kimmel’s Oscars BitThe only reason to say “I do†to this bit.
    By Dee Lockett
  37. last night on late night
    Denzel Washington Tries to Identify His Movie Lines When Read by Normal PeopleHe almost takes credit for a classic Dr. Ian Malcolm line, but saves himself at the last minute.
    By Halle Kiefer
  38. casting couch
    Colin Farrell Might Join Denzel in Inner CityNightcrawler filmmaker Dan Gilroy wrote the script.
    By Tolly Wright
  39. movie review
    Denzel Washington’s Fences Gets Stuck Between Stage and ScreenIt’s not cinematic enough to make you forget you’re watching something conceived for another medium, but it’s too cinematic to capture the intensity  of a great theatrical event.
    By David Edelstein
  40. oscars so white
    Denzel Washington Discusses Diversity, Says the Oscars Are Unfair“If you’re looking for an excuse, you’ll find one.â€
    By Hunter Harris
  41. trailer mix
    Watch New Trailer for Denzel Washington’s FencesComing out Christmas Day.
    By Jackson McHenry
  42. oscars 2017
    It’s Done: Viola Davis Will Win the Oscar for FencesHow the new Denzel Washington movie shakes up awards season.
    By Kyle Buchanan
  43. memes memes memes
    Denzel Washington Responds to Uncle Denzel Meme“They didn’t know what I was doing. They don’t need to know.â€
    By Halle Keifer
  44. fall preview 2016
    Antoine Fuqua on Remaking The Magnificent Seven“The truth of the West is more modern than the movies have been.â€
    By Nate Jones
  45. trailer mix
    See Pratt, Denzel in Magnificent Seven TrailerMagnificent.
    By Nate Jones
  46. Denzel, Chris Pratt Appear in Magnificent SevenOh please, won’t you see their vests?
    By Halle Kiefer
  47. Ethan Hawke on Chet Baker and Surviving Showbiz“Anytime I did a play, I would play a game with myself that Philip Seymour Hoffman was in the audience. ‘Okay, Phil’s out there, so you better do your best.’â€
    By Stacey Wilson Hunt
  48. golden globes 2016
    Watch Denzel Washington’s Golden Globes SpeechYou might say he was speechless. Inadvisable.
    By Devon Ivie
  49. female remakes
    Let’s Fan-Cast the New Female Ocean’s ElevenBullock is Clooney, obviously.
    By Nate Jones
  50. actor directors
    Denzel Washington to Direct a Grey’s Anatomy EpisodeHis Shondaland debut!
    By E. Alex Jung
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