Three Trailers: 'The Madness' of 'The Agency' 'Nickel Boys'

Colman Domingo is a treasure. He was so good in Sing Sing we reviewed it twice! And he’s become something of a fashion icon, which I am also here for.

Next up is The Madness, an eight-episode series for Netflix. It’s a thriller that begs the question: what happens to a prominent Black celebrity accused of murdering a white supremacist?

Answer: Nothing good.

The cast of The Madness also includes Deon Cole (The Color Purple), Marsha Stephanie Blake (Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist), Stephen McKinley Henderson (Beau Is Afraid), Tamsin Topolski (Penny Dreadful), and Thaddeus J. Mixson (Creed 3). It begins streaming on Netflix on November 28th.

Once upon a time, movie theaters were awash in mid-level legal thrillers. They were all 90 minutes long, and there was always at least one steamy sex scene you felt uncomfortable watching with your parents. And they all starred one of the very recognizable white guys who were staples of the genre.

I don’t know why Paramount+ decided to make The Agency a series instead of a movie but it looks like one of those mid-level legal thrillers we all used to watch. It even has Richard Gere in it.

The Agency stars Michael Fassbender, Jeffrey Wright, Katherine Waterston (Fantastic Beasts), Jodie Turner-Smith, and John Magaro (First Cow). The ten-episode series premieres November 29th on Paramount+/Showtime.

Nickel Boys is based on a Colson Whitehead novel set in a facility based on the historic Dozier School, a reform school in Florida that operated for 111 years. It’s a terrible place where terrible things happened. Jason reviewed it as part of our NY Film Festival coverage.

Nickel Boys stars Ethan Herisse (When They See Us), Brandon Wilson, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor (Exhibiting Forgiveness), Ethan Cole Sharp, Sam Malone, and Najah Bradley. It opens in select theaters on December 13th.

I won’t say Fangoria is the source of ALL my lagniappe. However, the online magazine is probably responsible for about 70% of it, including this incredibly bonkers-looking horror version of The Little Mermaid. Don’t let your IPs hit public domain, y’all.