Thursday, October 29, 2020

Rita Slays Her Demons in ‘Vampire in Brooklyn’

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  Exactly twenty-five years ago, Eddie Murphy presented Vampire In Brooklyn , a comedy-horror directed by the legendary Wes Craven, written ...
Wednesday, October 28, 2020

‘The Invitation,’ An Allegory For Society?

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  Tokenism is never an enjoyable sight.  In a horror/thriller film like The Invitation , incumbent fear heightens for Kira. She is surrounde...
Tuesday, October 27, 2020

The Notable Regression of a Promising Selena in ‘28 Days Later’

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In 28 Days Later , Jim woke up naked in a hospital bed and utterly alone much like Rick Grimes in The Walking Dead . He strolled through a c...
Monday, October 26, 2020

Black Women Survival in Horror

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While watching horror films (both classic and contemporary), the notion of Black women survival hits hard. To live in the ugly, horrific wor...
Friday, May 29, 2020

‘A Love Song For Latasha’ Is Gentle Prose That Transcends Black Girl Tragedy

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A Love Song For Latasha film poster.  These days are full of fire and rage fueled by the pain of tragic loss. Black bodies are robbed o...
Thursday, May 28, 2020

‘The Weekend’ Is a Smart, Relatable Romantic Comedy

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The Weekend film poster.  Although most romantic comedies contain a grossly exaggerated raunchiness that borders on unrealistic caricatu...
Tuesday, April 28, 2020

The Colorful ‘Jinn’ Comes at the Right Time

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Jinn film poster.  Once a menace came into presidency and signed a dangerous, very prejudiced Muslim Ban into order, this caused a grea...