Redeeming or giving redemption arcs to villains has been a fairly common trope in writing recently. While as a concept this can be an interesting way to flesh out antagonistic characters and make them...

Beginning with the release of Disney’s “The Princess and the Frog” in 2009 and the 2020 film release of “Soul,” some have noticed a pattern of dehumanizing Black characters in animated films....

Four years ago, former “The Roar” staffer Sasha Syrevych wrote a story called “Ten good things that happened in 2016” in an effort to wrap up what we all thought was the worst year of our lives....

The 2020 Netflix movie “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” based on August Wilson’s 1982 play of the same name, was released Friday, Dec. 18. The movie follows a day in the life of Ma Rainey and her band.  Ma...

With schools closed and California under shelter-in-place orders to help slow the spread of COVID-19, many people have found themselves at home with newfound free time. For some, this period of social...