Movie update: by Vincent k omeh

THE PROJECTIONIST

This Movie Season, It’s a Black-and-White Boom

“Passing,” 

“The Tragedy of Macbeth” and “Belfast” are just a few of the movies that forgo color for a more classical approach.

Ruth Negga in “Passing.” The hotel tearoom scene “is so bright that it’s difficult to tell” the characters’ race, a deliberate choice, the cinematographer Eduard Grau said.Credit...Netflix

Do not adjust that dial. Over the coming months, whether you’re watching new films on a streaming service or at the multiplex, more than a few of those movies are likely to be in black and white.