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...
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,...
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...
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...
