Director Malcolm Washington, star Erykah Badu, and more on how the film adaptation of August Wilson's play draws on blues, ...

When I started to watch The Piano Lesson, I wasn't quite sure what to expect. I had only read a vague synopsis of the plot—a ...

Jackson and John David Washington's The Piano Lesson tells an intense story about hope and heritage, and its narrative seems ...

The African American Film Critics Association has announced its honorees for the 16th annual AAFCA Awards and the 2025 AAFCA ...

This film adaptation of August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play falters in some specifics, but is still vital viewing.

Spoiler alert! We're discussing important plot points and the ending of “The Piano Lesson” (streaming now on Netflix), so ...

All that being said, I don't think that The Piano Lesson is a perfect film. The movie's pacing and runtime bogged it down at ...

With The Piano Lesson in particular, it feels like not much has been gained by re-rendering this Pulitzer- winner on ...

Alexandre Desplat channeled his love of Duke Ellington into the score of 'The Piano Lesson,' Malcolm Washington's feature ...

MY SAY This is a story told largely inside the Charles home, engaging with the ghosts of the past and the pain of repressed ...