Some fantasy worlds are built on dragons or kingdoms. Children of Blood and Bone is built on something far more powerful: a story of identity, oppression and the fight to reclaim what was stolen. The first trailer for Gina Prince-Bythewood‘s adaptation of Tomi Adeyemi‘s bestselling novel has arrived, and it’s every bit as ambitious as…
The Woman King is the remarkable story of the Agojie, the all-female unit of warriors who protected the African Kingdom of Dahomey in the 1800s with skills and a fierceness unlike anything the world has ever seen. Inspired by true events, the film follows the emotionally epic journey of General Nanisca (Viola Davis) as she…
Black is beautiful, and never has it felt more apt a saying than when viewing Gina Prince-Bythewood‘s stunning historical actioner The Woman King. Inspired by true events, The Woman King centres itself around an all-female unit of warriors known as Agojie, who protected the African kingdom of Dahomey during the 17th to 19th centuries; the…
