Understanding Richard Pryor's Use of the N-Word
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Pee Wee Herman Was a Vigilante
The Tim Burton-directed character was a hell of a man.
Khris Davis Has Been Fighting His Whole Life
The star of ‘Big George Foreman’ speaks on finding himself, fraternities, and real-life beatdowns
9 'Toy Story' Characters Most Likely to Get a Spinoff Film, Ranked
'Lightyear' failed to go to infinity and beyond at the box office. How would these other Pixar creations fare?
Every ‘Friday’ Film, Ranked
‘It’s Friday; you ain’t got no job… you ain’t got shit to do’
Every ‘Toy Story’ Film, Ranked
To number one — and beyond!
Every ‘House Party’ Film, Ranked
Do the funky Charleston!
Dwayne Johnson’s 5 Best Film Roles, Ranked
Can you smell what The Rock is cooking?
Why Fred Hampton Needs to Be on Your Kids’ American History Syllabus
Hampton’s story, even in the…
The 5 X-Men Movies That Aged the Worst, Ranked
More like Xavier’s Franchise for Disappointing Films, amirite?
The 5 Worst Basketball Movies, Ranked
If the Washington Generals were a film festival, it’d be this quintet of losers
The Black Man’s Guide to Anime
Thought you’d watched everything out there? Time to broaden your…
Dave Chappelle’s 5 Best Film Roles, Ranked
The comic’s big-screen turns that paved the way for ‘Chappelle’s Show’
The 7 Best Hip-Hop Biopics, Ranked
It’s a mooooooovie!
How Netflix’s ‘Malcolm & Marie’ Actually Gets Relationship Fights Right
John David Washington and…
9 Things That You Forgot Happened in 2020, Ranked
What a glorious, innocent time it was
4 Best Kwanzaa-Themed TV Shows and Movies, Ranked
Time to get your kinara out!
The 7 Unholiest Christmas Films (That You Should Definitely Watch), Ranked
These movies were definitely not born in a manger
The Two Minutes of ‘Ma Rainey’ That Will Win Chadwick Boseman His Oscar
The actor’s unforgettable soliloquy lays bare all the pain and struggle he hid so well in his fight against cancer
We’ll Always Remember the Man Behind Deebo, King of the Bullies
Tommy ‘Tiny’ Lister could have gone…
6 Classic Movie Sequels That Are Better Than The Originals
Don’t believe the hype!
The 5 Worst Batman Movies, Ranked
Either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself get trashed on Rotten Tomatoes
Nate Parker Has Yet to Earn His Redemption
The controversial actor has shown little sign of growth…
What people are getting wrong about Netflix’s Cuties
Welcome to Minority Report, a weekly newsletter from the LEVEL team that packs an entire week into a single email. From Netflix’s…
The 6 Greatest Black Vampires, Ranked
What’s good, blood?
Chadwick Boseman’s Death Brought Our Collective Grief to a Breaking Point
Any one tragedy we’ve endured in 2020 would be enough for a year. Instead, we’re being crushed by an endless deluge.
8 Superheroes Who Are Actually Enormous Douchebags, Ranked
If only their superpowers included being a halfway decent member of society
Jennifer Lopez’s 5 Most Head-Scratching Roles As a White Woman, Ranked
That’s Hollywood, baby!
The 5 Real Kings of Staten Island, Ranked
Sorry, Pete Davidson
The 7 Greatest Ice-T Movies That We’ve Never Seen, Ranked
In honor of National Iced Tea Day, please enjoy this completely unscientific list