"Who do you think you are?" That is the underlying question in Rick Famuyiwa's new movie, “Dope," which revolves around a young African-American from a rough neighborhood who aspires to attend Harvard ...

Famuyiwa highlighted an invisible character–the Black nerd. And what this does is makes an outcast into a hero and who doesn’t love that? There’s three nerdy types–let’s call them urban nerds. Malcolm ...

What does it mean to be black? It’s a constant discussion. Ask Rachel Dolezal, the former NAACP president in Spokane, Wash. Like much of America, Hollywood builds such a narrow box around what it ...

DETROIT (WWJ) - The movie "Dope" follows three teenagers as they navigate high school in dangerous Inglewood, California. Self-described geeks Malcolm, Diggy and Jib are inseparable, sticking together ...

“If that movie had been in French, you would have loved it,” a friend recently said to me about Rick Famuyiwa’s Dope, an LA-set teen picture currently playing at multiplexes around town. He explained ...

The Flash has a new director. Just weeks after Warner Bros. parted ways with Seth Grahame-Smith, who was to make his directorial debut with the project, the studio has set another newbie for the gig: ...

First, let’s get this out of the way. Dope is a good movie. It is enjoyable, watchable and sweet. But it is also so sweet that if it were a drink, it would be a hipster, artisan rum punch drowning in ...

Get all the details of the new film. In this image released by Open Road Films, Shameik Moore stars as Malcolm in a scene from, "Dope." — -- Starring Forest Whitaker, Shameik Moore, Tony Revolori ...

Matt Goldberg has been an editor with Collider since 2007. As the site's Chief Film Critic, he has authored hundreds of reviews and covered major film festivals including the Toronto International ...

“Dope” is a smart, fun, film that exploits and explodes conventions of coming-of-age movies, in-the-hood comedies and dramas, and throws in a satisfying “Risky Business” plot twist ending. Written and ...

This instant classic directed by Rick Famuyiwa had a gorgeous cast with A-listers and fresh faces alike including Chanel Iman, A$AP Rocky, Zoe Kravitz and Shameik ...