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Displaying all articles tagged:
Dear White People
trailer mix
Aug. 17, 2021
Dear White People
Is Closing Out With a Musical Finale
The trailer features Salt-N-Pepa, En Vogue, Jamiroquai, and more.
By
Justin Curto
emmy insider
July 10, 2020
Dear White People
Creator Justin Simien on Netflix, Hollywood, and Black Art
“A fire has started, but how long is it going to burn? How far is it going to reach?”
By
Ashley Ray-Harris
emmy insider
July 10, 2020
13 Emmy-Worthy Performances That Shouldn’t Be Overlooked
Akili McDowell in
David Makes Man
, Shira Haas in
Unorthodox
, Hunter Schafer in
Euphoria
, and more of the year’s best TV acting.
By
Brian Tallerico
season renewals
Oct. 2, 2019
Dear White People
Joins Netflix’s Final-Season Club
The show’s fourth season will be its last.
By
Megh Wright
tv review
Aug. 2, 2019
Dear White People
Leans Into Its Difficulties in a Compellingly Messy Season 3
The season is a bit of a train wreck, but it’s a glorious one, spilling food for thought everywhere.
By
Matt Zoller Seitz
netflix
June 21, 2018
Dear White People
Renewed for Season 3 on Netflix
Thank you, Order of X.
By
Anne Victoria Clark
May 14, 2018
How Justin Simien Created the Visual Language of
Dear White People
And why he wants to play with timelines in future seasons.
By
Matt Zoller Seitz
May 8, 2018
Dear White People
Levels Up in Season Two
It’s done this by embracing the drama’s essentially rhetorical nature.
By
Matt Zoller Seitz
chat room
May 8, 2018
Dear White People
’s Logan Browning Used Criticisms of Sam to Prepare for S2
“If you’re looking at my performance and not my character, then sometimes I feel like I’m doing you a disservice.”
By
Maria Elena Fernandez
Apr. 29, 2018
What’s New on Netflix: May 2018
Coco
,
Dear White People
season 2, and new stand-up specials by John Mulaney, Tig Notaro, and Ali Wong.
By
Andrew Lapin
Dec. 11, 2017
The 10 Best TV Episodes of 2017
From
Twin Peaks
and
The Leftovers
to
BoJack Horseman
and
Girls
.
By
Matt Zoller Seitz
castings
Dec. 7, 2017
Lena Waithe Joins
Dear White People
As Reality-Show Rapper
Get ready for P Ninny.
By
Jordan Crucchiola
June 30, 2017
Dear White People
Avoids Netflix’s Kill List, Gets Renewed for a Second Season
Stay woke.
By
Dee Lockett
June 30, 2017
Netflix Renews Justin Simien’s ‘Dear White People’ for a Second Season
Justin Simien’s 2014 film-turned-Netflix series will return for another season. According to The Wrap, the streaming network has officially […]
By
Megh Wright
June 21, 2017
Why So Many TV Shows Are Talking About the N-Word Right Now
“A lot of us are having an opportunity, for perhaps the first time in our lives, to put in our art what we have been talking about in private.”
By
Maria Elena Fernandez
prestige tv
May 17, 2017
Television’s Best Shows Are Taking Their Cues From Literature
How shows like
Master of None
,
The Handmaid’s Tale, Jane the Virgin,
and
Big Little Lies
are mining books for onscreen gold.
By
Matt Zoller Seitz
May 5, 2017
Barry Jenkins on How He Directed
Dear White People
’s Most Pivotal Episode
“We are trying to work the audience into an empathic feeling, so that we understand what it’s like to be Reggie.”
By
Matt Zoller Seitz
chat room
May 3, 2017
Dear White People
’s DeRon Horton on Playing Lionel and His Masturbation Scene
“Yes, I was watching Troy have sex at the same time as the masturbation was occurring.”
By
Dee Lockett
overnights
May 2, 2017
Dear White People
Recap: The Truth About TroCo
Coco’s relationship with Troy is an ideal, not a sustainable reality.
By
Odie Henderson
overnights
May 1, 2017
Dear White People
Recap: To Catch a Journalist
Is journalism the right profession for Lionel?
By
Odie Henderson
overnights
May 1, 2017
Dear White People
Recap: Hate It When Bae Lies
Gabe drops a huge bombshell in “Chapter VII.”
By
Odie Henderson
overnights
Apr. 30, 2017
Dear White People
Recap: After the Party
“As soon as you double down on your blackness, they will double down on their bull.”
By
Odie Henderson
overnights
Apr. 30, 2017
Dear White People
Recap: Woke or Not Woke?
This fantastic episode ends with a powerful coda that left me emotionally stunned.
By
Odie Henderson
overnights
Apr. 28, 2017
Dear White People
Recap: The Ballad of Coco and Sam
Logan Browning and Antoinette Robertson are terrific in this episode.
By
Odie Henderson
overnights
Apr. 28, 2017
Dear White People
Recap: The Obama of Winchester University
“Chapter III” is all about Troy Fairbanks.
By
Odie Henderson
chat room
Apr. 28, 2017
Marque Richardson on
Dear White People
, Barry Jenkins, and Reggie’s Big Episode
“It was impossible to play this character and go back home and put my blinders back on.”
By
Jackson McHenry
overnights
Apr. 28, 2017
Dear White People
Recap: Finding Your Label
“Lionel wasn’t always a revolutionary. Don’t let the Afro fool you.”
By
Odie Henderson
overnights
Apr. 28, 2017
Dear White People
Series Premiere Recap: Party Like It’s 1949
In its first episode,
Dear White People
crafts a take-no-prisoners approach to comedy and satire.
By
Odie Henderson
tv review
Apr. 27, 2017
Netflix’s
Dear White People
Is a Feat
It’s superior in almost every way to Justin Simien’s 2014 same-named film.
By
Matt Zoller Seitz
good one podcast
Apr. 27, 2017
The Story Behind
Dear White People
’s Perfect
Scandal
Parody
Dear White People
creator Justin Simien talks about loving Shonda Rhimes, writing satire, and his show’s timeliness.
By
Jesse David Fox
dear white people
Apr. 27, 2017
Justin Simien and the Stars of
Dear White People
on Racism and Satire
“There is nothing about this show that’s not a risk.”
By
Dee Lockett
Apr. 13, 2017
Dear White People
Trailer: Now on Netflix, Because the Lessons Aren’t Over Yet
Coming to Netflix April 28.
By
Jackson McHenry
Apr. 13, 2017
Check Out the Trailer for Netflix’s ‘Dear White People’ Series
Justin Simien’s 2014 film Dear White People is headed to Netflix later this month in the form of a TV series adaptation, and today the network […]
By
Megh Wright
dear confused people
Feb. 12, 2017
Dear White People
’s Justin Simien Explains the Title
Controversy surrounding the name reemerged with the upcoming Netflix series.
By
Tolly Wright
Feb. 8, 2017
Netflix’s ‘Dear White People’ Series Premieres on April 28th
Last year, Netflix ordered a half-hour comedy series based on Justin Simien’s 2014 film Dear White People, and today the series got a trailer […]
By
Megh Wright
trailer mix
Feb. 8, 2017
Dear White People
Is Coming to School You on Appropriate Behavior in April
The Netflix original will arrive online April 28.
By
Hunter Harris
July 21, 2016
Here’s the Cast of Netflix’s
Dear White People
The show will premiere sometime in 2017.
By
Halle Kiefer
May 5, 2016
Netflix Orders a TV Adaptation of Justin Simien’s ‘Dear White People’
Justin Simien’s 2014 film Dear White People is getting a TV adaptation at Netflix. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the streaming network […]
By
Megh Wright
netflix
May 5, 2016
Dear White People
Is Becoming a Netflix Series So You Can Get More Woke
Because they know you’re still appropriating.
By
Dee Lockett
the toughest scene i wrote
Dec. 30, 2014
The Toughest Scene I Wrote:
Dear White People
’s Tricky Party-Planning
How writer-director Justin Simien tackled the movie’s blackface party.
By
Kyle Buchanan
Nov. 11, 2014
Dear White People
: Reality TV Is the New Blackface
And here’s why.
By
Justin Simien
weekend box office
Oct. 26, 2014
Ouija
Scares Up Teens to Take the Weekend
Boo.
By
E. Alex Jung
weekend box office
Oct. 19, 2014
Brad Pitt’s
Fury
Beats
Gone Girl
Over a Weak Box-Office Weekend
Birdman
and
Dear White People
did well in limited release.
By
E. Alex Jung
movie reviews
Oct. 18, 2014
Movie Review:
Dear White People
The film is hilarious, and just about everyone will wince with recognition at some point.
By
Bilge Ebiri
chat room
Oct. 17, 2014
Director Justin Simien on
Dear White People
“In the independent world, anything with a black cast has to be an epic, historical thing with one of the three black actors that mean something overseas.”
By
Jesse David Fox
movie posters
Sept. 8, 2014
This Perfect Poster Is
Dear White People
in a Nutshell
The story behind it is even better!
By
Kyle Buchanan
Aug. 6, 2014
Director Justin Simien Explains Why His Movie Is Called ‘Dear White People’
“We can talk about the myth of reverse racism all day, but I think ultimately I’m a black filmmaker making an independent black film. If I […]
By
Megh Wright
July 23, 2014
Here’s the Official Trailer for Justin Simien’s ‘Dear White People’
After making waves at Sundance, getting funded through Indiegogo, and releasing a teaser trailer last month, filmmaker newcomer Justin Simien’s […]
By
Megh Wright
trailer mix
July 23, 2014
New
Dear White People
Trailer Nails Everything
Having one black friend is no longer enough. You need two.
By
Jesse David Fox
June 19, 2014
Watch a Trailer for the Racial Satire ‘Dear White People’
Here’s the teaser trailer for Dear White People, a racial satire that’s been winning critical acclaim at film festivals and hits theaters on […]
By
Bradford Evans
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