BLACK IN FOCUS
AMON WARMANN chews over the main moment in Black film and TV this month
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THE WIRE’S INTELLIGENT STORYTELLING STILL STANDS THE TEST OF TIME AFTER 20 YEARS
IT SHOULDN’T HAVE taken me as long as it did to binge The Wire, but I can confirm that 20 years after it first hit small screens, its intelligent storytelling, cool dialogue and compelling characters still stand strong. And what’s more, it has a wealth of Black talent that knocked it out of the park on an episode-by-episode basis.