Majors’ groundbreaking naval pilot Jesse Brown in 'Devotion' exemplifies Black ambition, including his own: "My characters are sometimes men who I want to be." By Tyler Coates Awards Editor What about ...

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The runaway success of Tom Cruise‘s Top Gun: Maverick proved moviegoers could still be entranced by well-orchestrated plane battles. An upcoming movie will test if that attraction remains strong when ...

Welcome to another episode of the Scene 2 Scene podcast! It’s Valerie Complex with an exciting new episode where I chat with Devotion director JD Dillard. Dillard has established himself as a director ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with director J.D. Dillard about his new movie "Devotion." It's about the trust built between a Black pilot and his wingman as they fight in the Korean War. "Devotion" is a ...

Director JD Dillard says he grew up hearing all about his own father’s experiences as the second African American Blue Angels pilot, so naturally when Adam Makos’ book Devotion came out he was ...

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J.D. Dillard's high-flying film effectively rescues Jesse Brown's memory from "the forgotten war," even if its thrills are few and far between. A downbeat Korean War drama about the friendship between ...

Jonathan Majors stars as the U.S. Navy’s first Black aviator in this drama from J.D. Dillard. By Amy Nicholson When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film through our site, we earn ...

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