The Hollywood movie The Woman King, released in mid-September, became an immediate box-office success. The triumphs of the Agoodjies, the women warriors of the ancient Kingdom of Dahomey in today’s ...

As soon as “The Woman King” begins, audiences will know the film is unlike any they’ve seen before. Sharpened nails are pressed into eyes, necks are slit and bodies crumble to the ground as the mighty ...

The post The Woman King Celebrates Forgotten Badass Women Without Becoming a Cheap Girlboss Statement: Review appeared first on Consequence. The Pitch: In the 19th-century kingdom of Dahomey, a West ...

“The Woman King” is already a triumph in many ways. A work of historical fiction about the female warriors of the West African Kingdom of Dahomey, the film opened at No. 1 at the box office last ...

The ones that fought bravely alongside men? Well, they aren't entirely fictional. The characters of these warrior women were inspired by the Amazons of Dahomey, a fierce, all-female arm of the Dahomey ...

When you attempt to bring a true story to the big screen, the road is bound to get bumpy. Movies rooted in some of the world’s most dramatic and complex moments easily become Hollywood’s biggest ...

It is all Black Panther everything all Presidents Day weekend here at The Root.(That’s no coincidence, by the way. Wakanda forever!) At this point, all of our staff has seen the film—some of us, ...