Ira Madison III

Ira Madison III is an entertainment writer. He has written for MTV News, Vulture, BuzzFeed, Noisey, and can also be seen in GQ. He's well versed in every soap opera your mother has ever watched and has a Hall & Oates tattoo.

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PASS

‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’ Is a Hot Mess

The blockbuster sequel may have a new director in J.A. Bayona (‘The Impossible’) but is haunted by the same script problems that plagued the first ‘Jurassic World.’

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HARLEM'S HERO

‘Luke Cage’ Season 2 Uncovers What Hurts a Bulletproof Hero

In his second season, Marvel’s bulletproof black man is faced with a new enemy—one who might finally break our indestructible hero.

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Trailblazers

The Crucial History Lesson ‘Pose’ Won’t Let Us Forget

Ryan Murphy’s FX show is making it clear: There are other queer stories to be told besides those of only white gay men.

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Don’t Be A Hero

Marvel Finally Gets Down and Dirty With ‘Cloak & Dagger’

Marvel’s gritty new series focuses on redemption and self-discovery over superheroics—and puts black characters center-stage.

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FAILED EXPERIMENT

ABC Gave Roseanne’s Racism a Megaphone. What Did It Expect?

Roseanne Barr spouted vile, racist views online long before ABC canceled her show’s revival. This wasn’t even her first time calling a black politician an ‘ape.’ Why hire her?

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Ira Madison III

‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’ Is a Hot Mess

‘Luke Cage’ Season 2 Uncovers What Hurts a Bulletproof Hero

The Crucial History Lesson ‘Pose’ Won’t Let Us Forget

Marvel Finally Gets Down and Dirty With ‘Cloak & Dagger’

ABC Gave Roseanne’s Racism a Megaphone. What Did It Expect?

Morgan Freeman’s ‘Harassment’ Was Hiding in Plain Sight

Stormy Daniels’ Hypocritical Day in West Hollywood

‘Deadpool 2’ Shows That LGBTQ Representation Should Be Easy

Make ‘Star Wars’ Gay, You Cowards

‘Catfish’ Host Nev Schulman Already Has a History of Assault