[ad_1] In the opening minutes of “Mr. and Mrs. Smith”—Donald Glover and Francesca Sloane’s minor-key remix of the 2005 film starring Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie as married, duelling assassins—the series symbolically obliterates its source material. An absurdly good-looking couple on the run decide to take a final stand, exchanging a passionate kiss as they… Continue reading The Dark Delights of a Millennial “Mr. and Mrs. Smith”
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How Jaune Quick-to-See Smith and Amalia Mesa-Bains rewrote history
[ad_1] Berkeley and New York — When theorists Amalia Mesa-Bains and bell hooks got together to write a book in 2017, they didn’t produce a collection of essays or some scholarly manifesto. Instead, the pair sat down and had a series of conversations. The book that emerged, “Homegrown: Engaged Cultural Criticism,” is marvelous for its thoughtfulness… Continue reading How Jaune Quick-to-See Smith and Amalia Mesa-Bains rewrote history
Will Smith and Martin Lawrence to Reunite for ‘Bad Boys 4’
[ad_1] Bad Grown Men just doesn’t sound the same. Photo: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic When an Oscar nomination is out of the question (maybe due to the fact that you slapped someone at the Oscars), there’s only one place to go … straight to the bank! Will Smith is ready to make it the ’90s again, either through… Continue reading Will Smith and Martin Lawrence to Reunite for ‘Bad Boys 4’