With every new story, director Barry Jenkins argues for hope
The director of Moonlight and The Underground Railroad keeps reaching for connection
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At first glance, the epic 10-hour series
The Underground Railroad seems to operate counter to filmmaker Barry Jenkins’ hope-inducing repertoire. Nobody puts Black love on the screen the way Jenkins does, and that’s because the Best Picture-winning filmmaker loves every facet of Blackness, from the luminescent beauty of Black skin to the therapeutic joys Black folks find in each other. But what beauty exists in a slave narrative? What joy?
The Underground Railroad appears antithetical to the hallmarks of Jenkins’ past works.
Our streaming entertainment options are overwhelming — and not always easy to sort through. This week, I watched "The Underground Railroad," a 10-episode adaptation of.