Viola Davis stars in 'The Woman King,' which tells a fictionalized version of the real-life story of the Agojie warrior women in Dahomey in the 1800s.

“The Woman King” coming to theaters days after four Black women won top awards at the 2022 Emmys on Monday night represents what can happen when they are given the opportunity to bring stories ...

The Woman King sparked divisive reactions within days of its release, with some calling for a boycott. As positive reviews rolled in, The New Yorker published an in-depth critique of the film’s ...

“The Woman King” is inspired by 19th-century female warriors in an African kingdom and creates a rousing action vehicle, augmented by plenty of melodrama. That combination yields a strong ...

“The Woman King,” directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood and starring Viola Davis, tells an embellished story about female soldiers from the Kingdom of Dahomey, one of the most powerful and ...

“The Woman King,” a historical epic about a West African unit of warriors in 1823, may feel revolutionary to audiences today — but there are still wars being waged by women and people of ...

Rebecca’s Take“The Woman King” is a rarity in cinema that we need more of on the big screen. It’s an epic about women, by women, for women.Fronted by its Black female cast and a talented ...

This interview with the cast of “The Woman King” first ran in the Guild & Critics Awards / Documentaries issue of TheWrap’s awards magazine. By any reasonable calculation, “The Woman King ...

And yet, the significance of “The Woman King” rewrite differs from that of other historic epics. “300,” for example, makes the Spartans into defenders of liberty while portraying the ...

Based on a true story, The Woman King is now available on DVD, Blu-ray, and 4K UHD. In behind-the-scenes bonus features, director Gina Prince-Bythewood and producer Cathy Schulman explain how the ...