Before I could get my hands on that black-and-purple colored VHS tape titled THE EXORCIST, I had to settle for horror with training wheels. However, my gateway into the genre was not any less credible with animation and a groovy […]
In the words of country artist Parker McCollum, “It’s been a hell of a year.” World War 3, the death of Kobe Bryant, COVID-19, and now Murder Hornets? It’s been getting out of hand! To add to that, everything on […]
Al Capone sits upon his throne. Haunted by the shadow of legacy, his mind deteriorates as only the most malevolent ghosts of his past haunt him. This is the story of Capone, but according to a recent Polygon profile, it […]
In 2001, the future of animation would change forever. At least, that’s what Columbia Pictures hoped for when they greenlit Square Pictures’ Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within. Although not an adaptation of any specific game, the studio intended this as […]
Do you remember the first band you got really into? For me it was the Beastie Boys. Hearing Licensed to Ill at the ripe old age of eight years old exposed me to a new world of bombastic rhymes and […]
The Clone Wars is finished. I said that six years ago, but it really is done today. Season 7 finally provided the ending that The Clone Wars deserved (on May the Fourth, no less). And boy did I cry a […]
With Justice League Dark: Apokolips War, the DC Animated Universe has come to a grand conclusion. Over the years DC and Warner Bros Animation have created a franchise that could contend with even the major live-action counterparts. Using the New […]
In 2017, writer-director Eliza Hittman released her second feature Beach Rats. It chronicles a teenager struggling to come to terms with his own queer identity in a hypermasculine environment, venturing into delicate territory with an unflinching eye. To this day, […]
Extraction is an action film that revolves around exactly what its name indicates: extraction. Chris Hemsworth takes the lead role of black ops mercenary Tyler Rake in a film directed by stunt coordinator Sam Hargrave. As it turns out, Hargrave’s […]
Kenya Barris has long been a filmmaker with a focus on telling the stories of African-American families. His writing and directing résumé includes hits in both film and TV including Black-ish, Little, and Girls Trip. With his latest endeavor, BlackAF, […]
