A perfect illustration of growing up today, French director Maïmouna Doucouré’s spirited debut “Cuties” assesses the transition from childhood to adolescence by pointing its lens at an 11-year-old ...
Doucouré will write and direct the feature about the late American performer and civil rights activist, who became an entertainment icon in France. By Scott Roxborough Europe Bureau Chief French ...
Maimouna Keita is a New York-based company and school specializing in dances from West Africa, Mali, and Senegal. The school’s co-founder, Marie Basse-Wiles, was born in Senegal and performed with the ...
Calls to #CancelNetflix and #BoycottNetflix were trending on social media Thursday, the day after a film that's been the center of controversy in recent weeks debuted on the platform. "Cutie," (or ...
Well, I finally watched that movie everyone is talking about. No, not “Tenet,” which did not manage to single-handedly revive the film industry from its pandemic-induced coma in a week. I watched ...
Early on in “Cuties,” Amy (Fathia Youssouf), an 11-year-old Senegalese immigrant living in Paris, hides under a bed and eavesdrops while her mother, Mariam (Maïmouna Gueye), makes a few difficult ...