Outside of the occasional Marvel super event film, it is exceedingly rare that I have the chance to see a movie twice in theaters, let alone one that I paid for. Sinners, the box office behemoth directed by Ryan Coogler, afforded me this opportunity as I was able to trek down to the Irvine Spectrum
My most anticipated thing at WonderCon didn’t happen till the final day, but it was truly awesome to get to speak with Ruth Carter, the costume designer for Black Panther. I spent two feverish weeks working on this W’Kabi cosplay so that I could interview her in it and as you can see that it
Black Panther isn’t a movie; it’s a movement. That’s a phrase I’m sure you’ve heard a lot of in the past few days and it will only continue in the ramp up to the debut of the first Black superhero solo film since Blade. It’s a movie that has a ton of pressure on it,
Creed is a damn good movie. That’s probably the best way to start this review given the characters’ propensity for speaking plainly and not beating around the bush. Directed with zeal by Ryan Coogler, buoyed by a great technical staff, and ferociously acted by Michael B. Jordan, Tessa Thompson, and Sylvester Stallone, Creed is the year’s biggest surprise, a genuine crowd pleaser.
This headline is a bit misleading as I don’t think one of these three is good, bad, and ugly, but such is the nature of the English language. I’ve been a bit slow on the uptake with these awards since they seem to be coming out every two seconds so I’ve decided to do a good, bad, and ugly on three major groups: the Gotham Awards, the Satellite Awards and the New York Film Critics Circle.