Ava DuVernay

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Kamala Harris’ Black Sorority Is Her Superpower. I Know Why

Harris is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha like me. Her run is going to make Black sororities and fraternities national powerbrokers.

Josephine Walker

A photo illustration of Ava DuVernay and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor in 'Origin'

‘THERE’S FATIGUE’

Ava DuVernay: People Shouldn’t Be Scared to Watch ‘Origin’

Writer-director DuVernay and star Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor on audiences’ hesitation to screen their new film about racism in America, and its power to heal our country’s open wound.

Kevin Fallon

A still from ‘Origins' shows Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor and Jon Bernthal head to head in an embrace.

FESTIVAL SEASON

Ava DuVernay’s New Provocative Race Drama Is Too Ambitious

The new film, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival, juggles many complicated, powerful ideas about race and caste—perhaps too many of them.

Caspar Salmon

Second Civil War

How’s a Show About a City Wrecked by War This Disappointing?

Given the events in the world, the new dystopian thriller has all the elements to be an epic, resonant cautionary tale, but falls short in its all-too-brief limited series run.

Rendy Jones

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CIVIL WAR

Rosario Dawson’s Badass Mom Risks It All in ‘DMZ’ Trailer

Dystopia never looked as pretty—and as terrifying—as it does in the new HBO Max series based on the DC graphic novel about a mom's desperate, dangerous search for her son.

Fletcher Peters

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POWER PLAY

Why Is Ava DuVernay Targeting Black Women?

The acclaimed filmmaker, producer, and activist went after a Vogue staffer on Twitter and tagged her employer—echoing a curious episode involving the documentary “On the Record.”

Cassie da Costa