By these terms, Fences is a conservative movie — which is unfortunate artistically and interesting politically. It feels dialogue-heavy because Washington doesn’t command the cinematic rhythm ...

Denzel Washington played Troy Maxson in the movie version of "Fences" in 2016, and if you thought his work was excellent, that's probably because he had a mountainous standard to meet. The ...

Troy Maxson makes his living as a sanitation worker in 1950s Pittsburgh. Maxson once dreamed of becoming a professional baseball player, but was deemed too old when the major leagues began ...

It’s always a pleasure to watch a theater company and its acting company grow, and audiences have a wonderful opportunity to see it happening with the Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe’s ...

"Fences" isn't content winning all the Tonys ... The first trailer for the movie shows exactly why this powerhouse play raked in the awards. Washington stars as a 1950s-era former baseball ...

Viola Davis delivers one of her most powerful film performances in "Fences" as '50s housewife Rose Maxson, reprising the role that earned her a Tony Award. Moviefone sat down with the actress to ...

Good Fences is about an upwardly-mobile Black family for whom the American dream becomes a nightmare. In the 1970s, Tom Spader is an attorney who is determined to end what he has dubbed "the ...