Raymond Anthony Thomas

Thelonious “Monk” Ellison’s writing career has stalled because his work isn’t deemed “Black enough.” Monk, a writer and English professor, writes a satirical novel under a pseudonym, aiming to expose the publishing world’s hypocrisies. The book’s immediate success forces him to get deeper enmeshed in his assumed identity and challenges his closely-held worldviews.

In this poignant coming-of-age drama, a Brooklyn teenager named Alike navigates the complexities of her identity as she embraces her sexuality while dealing with the expectations of her conservative family….

In this psychological thriller directed by Martin Scorsese, U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels, played by Leonardo DiCaprio, is sent to a remote island to investigate the disappearance of a patient from…