R.I.P., Tom Huckabee
On Jan. 26, Jennifer Robles posted the news on Tom Huckabee’s Facebook feed that he had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer the previous August....
Normal People: Two Less Lonely People in the World
If you’ve heard one thing about Normal People, it’s that the new Irish TV miniseries has wall-to-wall sex scenes. Indeed, the second episode alone...
Dark: Déjà Vu All Over Again
Netflix is pushing Dark pretty hard since airing the third and planned final season of the acclaimed German science-fiction show. If you’ve heard anything about...
Chyna to Fort Worth
“When I was a little girl, I used to write scripts and either perform them with my dolls or with my sister and friends...
Shang-Chi: Power of Ten
Here’s the extraordinary thing about Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings: The Chinese have been trying to make this movie for the...
Miss Juneteenth: Right on Time
And so it came to pass that after three solid weeks of protests against racial violence by the police and a vote by the...
From Pop Culture to Cop Culture
Growing up as a Black kid in Kansas City, TV writer Aaron Rahsaan Thomas had a love-hate relationship with cop TV shows. As fun...
La La Land: Dancing With the Stars
A movie that can blow the doors off the theater, La La Land is set in the present day, but in every other respect,...
Come Play: With a Friend Like Larry
It’s logical that horror movies would introduce disabled characters into the genre. Who’s even more vulnerable than that iconic final girl in the slasher...
Why I Won’t Watch A Ghost Story
When I learned of the latest feature-length effort from local filmmakers David Lowery, James Johnston, and Toby Halbrooks, my excitement curdled about as soon...
