The film focuses on two families, one black and one white Ensemble casts are the ghost ships of awards season, group feats of skill and subtlety that pass almost unnoticed on the rolling, choppy seas ...

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"I always lean toward brokenness," said Rees. "I'm interested in the cracks: If you understand the cracks, then you can maybe better understand the thing." “Mudbound” is not a multi-character film in ...

The little-known war drama has been hailed as a powerful and gripping must-watch, boasting a 97% rating on Rotten Tomatoes ...

Discover What’s Streaming On: It’s been a particularly good start to 2018 for Netflix. Just 12 hours after reporting their ridiculously high Q4 earnings, the streamer had another major success: ...

After breaking out in "Straight Outta Compton," Mitchell struggled to land other big roles, until filmmaker Dee Rees picked him to lead her acclaimed historical drama. It seemed obvious enough at the ...

Spoiler alert: there’s nothing significant to say about “Mudbound,” Dee Rees’s thematically urgent yet dramatically stolid new film, without referring to its crucial and climactic action, which occurs ...

The 2017 film Mudbound was Blige’s return to the big screen. She starred alongside Carey Mulligan, Jason Clarke, and Rob Morgan as Florence Jackson, the wife of a World War II veteran played by Morgan ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Writer-director Dee Rees has been a shining star in the independent film world for years now, having ...

During the 2018 Oscars nominations, women are already making a bit of history. Mudbound's Rachel Morrison became the first woman nominated for Best Cinematography. In the Academy Award's 90-year ...

'This Is Us' recruits 'Mudbound' actor Rob Morgan will recur during season three as part of a political storyline. By Lesley Goldberg The first details about season three of NBC breakout This Is Us ...