If I Had an Emmy Ballot: The Best of 2015-2016 TV

It has certainly been a crazy year in TV has it not? There have been so many shows and so little time that its no surprise this will be one of the most competitive Emmy races in recent memory. It was very difficult for me to narrow down all of the shows and movies that

Reads of the Week: Lemonade Syllabus, Consistent Causal Time Loops, and Baylor Scandal

This remix to Formation as inspired by Harriet Tubman is an amazing example of when we use our social media powers for good. Speaking of Formation, have yall seen the Lemonade syllabus? I forgot to post this with the last one but I think this is so awesome. Great art should encourage people to consume

LA Film Festival: Capsule Reviews for The View from Tall, Don’t Hang Up, and Destined

Hello from a tired individual at the LA Film Festival. This has been both a fun and exhausting thing to cover, as with most festivals. Anyways, I’ve seen some pretty good films lately and decided that I should tell you about them. Below you will find capsule reviews of three projects that all provided me

LAFF Review: Beyond the Gates

“DAMN, THIS IS SOME SCURRY SHIT!” These immortal words were uttered by Regina Hall in the first Scary Movie film and after watching Beyond the Gates I thought immediately back upon these words. Beyond the Gates is indeed one scurry movie, managing to be a demented version of Jumanji, an homage to 80s movies, and

LAFF Review: Opening Night

Sometimes when you walk into a multiplex and decide to see a film, you happen to experience a film that seemed tailor-made for your viewing tastes. Opening Night is one such film that seems to have been created solely for me. Backstage story? Check. People bursting into song when it suits them? Check. JC Chasez

LAFF Review: Namour

What happens when a filmmaker struggles to make intangible things tangible? Well in the case of Namour, the debut feature from Heidi Saman, you can have a disjointed film. However, it can also snap you right into focus when things are going right, making you long as an audience member for those strong moments and cling

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