AwardsWatch - tessa thompson

Sundance Review: ‘Passing’ is stylized and seductive but remains out of reach

Catherine Springer February 1, 2021

In yet another female directorial debut featured at the Sundance Film Festival, acclaimed actress Rebecca Hall premiered her new film, Passing, a stylized look at... Read More

Trailer: Nnamdi Asomugha and Tessa Thompson try to find ‘Sylvie’s Love’ in a hopeless place

Erik Anderson November 30, 2020

“I can’t be the woman of your dreams while also trying to be the woman of my own” In Sylvie’s Love, the jazz is smooth... Read More

Interview: Tessa Thompson (‘Westworld’) talks empowerment, and the necessity of messy revolution

Interviews (Film)

Interview: Tessa Thompson (‘Westworld’) talks empowerment, and the necessity of messy revolution

Catherine Springer July 6, 2020

Actress Tessa Thompson, who plays corporate executive Charlotte Hale in the Emmy Award-winning sci-fi drama series Westworld on HBO, found herself not only playing a... Read More

Review: ‘Sorry to Bother You’

Valerie Complex March 28, 2019

Coonery, buffoonery, toxic masculinity, feminism, identity, and Black lives matter are among the many themes tackled in Boots Riley’s directorial debut film Sorry To Bother... Read More

Michael B. Jordan returns for the fight of his life in ‘Creed II’ trailer

Erik Anderson June 20, 2018

Michael B. Jordan, already having a hot year with Black Panther (which earned him an MTV Movie Award) is back this fall in the continuing... Read More

‘Creed II’ Begins Production in Philadelphia; Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone and Tessa Thompson Return

Erik Anderson April 2, 2018

[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Production begins today in Philadelphia on Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures (MGM) and Warner Bros. Pictures’ Creed II, starring Michael B. Jordan and... Read More

‘Westworld’ Season 2 trailer: You say you want a revolution?

Erik Anderson March 29, 2018

[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] We’re less than a month away from the April 22nd premiere of the second season of the wildly successful HBO sci-fi... Read More

‘Sorry to Bother You’ trailer and character posters of Lakeith Stanfield, Tessa Thompson, Armie Hammer and more

Erik Anderson March 11, 2018

A huge hit at Sundance and the feature film debut from writer/director Boots Riley, Sorry to Bother You offers you an alternate present-day version of Oakland,... Read More

2018 BAFTA Preview and Predictions: Dunkirk, The Shape of Water, Three Billboards all in the mix

Erik Anderson February 15, 2018

BAFTA is this weekend and, like the Oscars, there’s a lot that seems up in the air – especially in the top category. There are... Read More

Tessa Thompson, Timothée Chalamet, Daniel Kaluuya among BAFTA EE Rising Star Award nominees

Erik Anderson January 4, 2018

The BAFTA EE Rising Star Award nominees were announced today. Florence Pugh (Lady Macbeth), Tessa Thompson (Thor: Ragnarok, above), Daniel Kaluuya (Get Out), Timothée Chalamet... Read More