For Black Women, Embracing Natural Hair Is About More Than Style

[ad_1] There are few beauty regimens more invigorating than wash day. The routine, or “ritual,” as the filmmaker Lindsay Opoku-Acheampong puts it, is one that countless Black women perform weekly, but they all have a different approach. The process usually involves a hydrating treatment, which might be enhanced by a hooded dryer, if there’s enough… Continue reading For Black Women, Embracing Natural Hair Is About More Than Style

How “Winter Kills” Nails the Paranoid Style

[ad_1] Conspiracy theories are faith-based history, and “Winter Kills,” a 1979 neo-noir, riffs on a scriptural pillar of this realm—the assassination of President John F. Kennedy—with freewheeling speculations that feel both heretical and metaphysical. The movie (which is coming Friday to Film Forum, in a new restoration, and is also widely streaming) stars Jeff Bridges… Continue reading How “Winter Kills” Nails the Paranoid Style