When people say a movie feels like a play, they often mean it as a kind of insult — less showy than talky, self-contained, more concerned with ideas than authenticity — but in the case of “Luce,” it’s ...

Reporting from Park City, Utah — The African American valedictorian of a wealthy, mostly white and proudly progressive community in Arlington, Va., lands under the microscope when a school assignment ...

Regardless of the premise behind the age-old foundation we still call the American Dream, not all are afforded the same prosperous outcome. Only the most powerful are granted the benefit of the doubt ...

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Angelo Muredda: Julius Onah’s ambitious script, co-written by J.C. Lee, resembles the work of playwrights and screenwriters such as David Mamet and Aaron Sorkin You can save this article by ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about film, the arts, and design. Kelvin Harrison Jr. plays Luce Edgar, an exceptional high school senior on the cusp of ...

Featuring a brilliant performance by Kelvin Harrison Jr., this taut psychological thriller will challenge audiences to contend with their own ideas of privilege and power. In the smart psychological ...

What does it mean for white parents to raise a black son committed to, or at least interested in, a radical black politic? What does it mean to embody the very thing your child might need protection ...

Neon, in partnership with Topic Studios, has acquired the rights to “Luce” starring Naomi Watts and Octavia Spencer. The drama, directed by Julius Onah, is based on a play by J.C. Lee and was shot on ...

Italy’s Fandango Sales has taken global distribution rights outside Italy to Locarno competition entry “Luce” directed by Silvia Luzi and Luca Bellino. The pair is best known for their 2017 movie ...

Naomi Watts and Tim Roth worry about their adopted son Kelvin Harrison Jr. in Julius Onah's drama 'Luce.' By THR Staff An ambitious drama that can’t be content with its promising central conflict, ...

Rising star Kelvin Harrison Jr. plays an African youth adopted by white parents who comes under suspicion in gifted director Julius Onah's tough look at prejudice. In its new form, as a ...