Category: Film and TV

Black Women, Blog, Film and TV, Reviews, Uncategorized

‘Zola’ Sets Out a Clear Line Between Sex Work and Sex Trafficking that you won’t Forget

“Zola, although it’s fun, and you’re laughing and there’s music, dancing, underneath it’s like, ‘Oh, this is her processing her trauma through something’ that was actually a very dangerous situation.” Joi McMillon, Editor of the film ‘Zola’ The film Zola tells the story of a black girl of the same name (played by Taylour Paige) who is lured into a bizarre road trip by her new friend … Continue reading ‘Zola’ Sets Out a Clear Line Between Sex Work and Sex Trafficking that you won’t Forget

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Film and TV, Mini-Blerds, Reviews

Blerd Galaxy Mini-Blerd Journalist Film Review: Phineas and Ferb Candace Against the Universe

By Kay, the 7th-grade Mini-Blerd Journalist! I just got the chance to watch the movie Phineas and Ferb: Candace Against the Universe.  Everybody knows that Phineas and Ferb is a kid’s show on Disney Channel. It’s about two boys going on adventures throughout their summer break and annoying their big sister, Candace. The movie is only a little bit different. In the movie, it’s focusing … Continue reading Blerd Galaxy Mini-Blerd Journalist Film Review: Phineas and Ferb Candace Against the Universe

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Comics, Features, Film and TV, Social Commentary

RIP Chadwick Boseman: On Mourning Black Royalty and Collective Black Grief

I am crying as I write this. Not sobbing, but the slow, searing flow of tears that burn as they fall. I don’t have the strength to sob, and honestly, the burn is helping. It means that I can still feel something. This is not about me, though. This is about Chadwick Boseman. This is about the collective Black joy that he brought to us. … Continue reading RIP Chadwick Boseman: On Mourning Black Royalty and Collective Black Grief

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Black Women, Features, Film and TV

Film Review: ‘Asunder’ Is On the Verge of Something Great

The “anatomy of a marriage” film is a category I use for movies that are about the realities of marriage and little else. The story does have a plot and an interesting arc, however, the meat of the narrative is how a couple navigates the ups and downs of being a married couple. Plenty of films have done this—like The Story of Us starring Bruce … Continue reading Film Review: ‘Asunder’ Is On the Verge of Something Great

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Features, Film and TV

Film Review: ‘Random Acts of Violence’ Tests the Ties Between Artist, Their Art, and The Fans

The comic artist as center of the horror film is not a trope that is practiced often. Many of us are hard-pressed to name one film other than Jay Baruchel’s Random Acts of Violence that takes on the artist, his art and the fans that keep him going. However, it works in this film, despite having the striking Jesse Williams as the artist Todd. Although … Continue reading Film Review: ‘Random Acts of Violence’ Tests the Ties Between Artist, Their Art, and The Fans

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Education, Features, Film and TV

Film Review: The Emperor Offers a Much Needed Look at an OG Resistance Leader

‘Emperor’ is not a dull history lecture, but rather an action-packed film that recognizes the value of Black America’s traumatic past. It uses that past to embolden us today with the knowledge that we came together then and struggled hard to fight off tyranny in the form of slavery. Continue reading Film Review: The Emperor Offers a Much Needed Look at an OG Resistance Leader

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Features, Film and TV

Film Review: Lovecraft Country

By Michele St. Martin Let me start by saying that I’m going to try to keep this review short, to the point, and spoiler-free, which is difficult for me because I just LOVE spoilers. I realize, however, not everyone does, especially when it comes to something so anticipated as this series. So, that being said, let’s just dive right into it. All in all, I … Continue reading Film Review: Lovecraft Country

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Features, Film and TV, Uncategorized

22 Things We Found Out From ‘The Proud Family’ Reunion

The voice cast of The Proud Family came together for a family reunion at the NAACP Arts, Culture, and Entertainment Festival. The joyful reunion was full of stories, laughs, memories from the animated series that meant so much to so many kids in the 2000s. We took a minute to dig into the video and found out 22 new facts about The Proud Family during their reunion. 1. … Continue reading 22 Things We Found Out From ‘The Proud Family’ Reunion

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Black Women, Comics, Features, Film and TV

Aliza Pearl, Sara Gulde, and Kennedy Allen Claim a Space at the Helm of a Roddenberry Star Trek Podcast

The Roddenberry Star Trek Podcast Women at Warp is all about exploring the Star Trek story world through a feminist lens. The podcast began in 2015 when there were no other all-women podcast teams discussing feminism and the world Roddenberry created. With the addition of Kennedy Allen, Aliza Pearl, and Sarah Gulde, the podcast has its mission. “Women at Warp is a groundbreaking bi-weekly podcast … Continue reading Aliza Pearl, Sara Gulde, and Kennedy Allen Claim a Space at the Helm of a Roddenberry Star Trek Podcast

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Features, Film and TV

Noirstalgia: Lovecraft Country and Escaping the White Gaze

By Brandon Matsalia   Lovecraft Country debuts next month with the promise of exploring Lovecraftian horrors from the perspective of Atticus Black (Jonathan Majors), a Black man and science fiction aficionado traversing the Jim Crow era South in search of his missing father. Joining Atticus on his quest are his childhood friend Leticia Dandridge (Jurnee Smollett-Bell), and his equally bookish uncle, George Black (Courtney Vance). … Continue reading Noirstalgia: Lovecraft Country and Escaping the White Gaze

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