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Don’t sleep on ‘Is God Is,’ a primal scream of a movie inspired by Westerns and Greek tragedy

Aleshea Harris wrote “Is God Is” as a story of rage and revenge, blending Greek tragedy with Spaghetti Westerns

The Independent UK

Is God Is: Janelle Monae & Erika Alexander Discuss Revenge

Is God Is might be the most singular movie you see all year. We feel good about that claim, and can’t wait for everyone to see it The Mary Sue talked to Janelle Monáe, Vivica A. Fox, Erika Alexander, Kara Young, Mallori Johnson, and director/writer Aleshea Harris about their new…

The Mary Sue

Aleshea Harris Made 'Is God Is' For Herself

The playwright-turned-filmmaker discusses bringing her unapologetic revenge tale to the screen.

Marie Claire

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‘The nuance of being a Black woman in America’: Is God Is turns righteous rage into gory horror

Actors Vivica A Fox, Kara Young and Mallori Johnson on subverting revenge tropes as Aleshea Harris’s play storms on to the screen

The Guardian - US

Is God Is Reviews Are Here, And Critics Are Saying The Same Thing About This ‘Rage-Filled’ Thriller

This one sounds heavy.

Cinemablend

Is God Is review – fiery revenge thriller flies from stage to screen

There are echoes of both Kill Bill and Thelma & Louise in Aleshea Harris’s sharply told tale of sisters heading to kill their father

The Guardian - US

‘Is God Is’ Review: Revenge at Its Finest

'Is God Is' hits theaters on May 15.

The Mary Sue

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From 'Moana' to 'Leviticus,' here are summer movie breakouts you need to know

This summer's movies are spotlighting fresh talent

The Independent UK

The 22 Best Thrillers of 2026 (So Far)

If you consider yourself a cinephile and a fan of mysteries, it's already been a great year.

Marie Claire

Kindred review – a reductive, hollow view of Black trauma

This depressing, mundane adaptation takes Octavia Butler’s groundbreaking 1979 novel and turns its time-travelling depictions of slavery into something woeful. What a letdown

The Guardian - UK

Broad City, Kindred and The 400 Blows: what’s new to streaming in Australia this February

Plus David Cronenberg’s latest grisly experiment, a very rich dog, so much queer content, and the Jennaissance continues with another Coolidge film

The Guardian - AU

The long road to adapting Octavia Butler

The first Black woman to win the Nebula and Hugo awards, Butler loved a genre that took its time loving her back

Salon

How ‘Kindred’ brought Octavia Butler’s time travel and slavery story to FX

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Actress Mallori Johnson first encountered the work of writer Octavia Butler when she read “Fledgling,” a novel about a young Black vampire. It was the summer before she left home for the Julliard School in New York City.

The Orange County Register

Review: 'Kindred's' transfer to TV keeps the novel's plot intact, but loses its spirit

Sixteen years after her premature death, Octavia Butler is having a moment. As one of the first Black women to write science fiction, Butler has been celebrated and studied for a long time, but she has lately come into wider view. Her 1993 novel "Parable of the Sower" jumped onto…

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Salon

Kindred honors Octavia Butler's classic

Smart tweaks by showrunner and playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins give the classic story renewed relevance in 2022

The Guardian - US

Kindred review – Octavia E Butler’s daring sci-fi novel makes for hit-and-miss TV

The acclaimed author’s book, about a woman traveling back in time to a slave plantation, is transformed into an overlong yet well-acted series

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