CHICAGO (WLS) -- "If Beale Street Could Talk" marks the very first time a James Baldwin novel has made it to the big screen. A young woman is deeply in love and expecting a child. The man she's ready ...

My review of “Moonlight” wasn’t overly favorable last year. I thought it was a good movie, maybe even a great one, but it was also a film that was incredibly heavy. It weighed on my soul, and I ...

If Beale Street Could Talk, it would shout words of praise for Best Supporting Actress nominee Regina King. After decades showing she can play any part you throw at her, the veteran actress is ...

Barry Jenkins’ adaptation of James Baldwin’s 1974 novel, “If Beale Street Could Talk,” is an opportunity to revisit an author, an era and a set of themes that still reverberate today. The movie ...

Like the blues--sweet, sad, and full of truth--this masterful work of fiction rocks us with powerful emotions. In it are anger and pain, but above all, love--the affirmative love of a woman for her ...