Film Review: The Witch

It seems strange to start my review of The Witch with how I felt by the end, but it seems as good a place as any. In fact, letting you know that I felt shook to my core and completely unable to deal is probably the kind of reassurance one would need when considering whether

Film Review: Deadpool

At what point does being self-aware of a genre actually start to work against you? This was a question I pondered upon leaving my packed and pretty amped up screening of Deadpool. Surrounded by people who were raving about the film, I found myself in a weird place of feeling like I was giving the movie a bad grade, despite my immense like for the film.

A Conversation with Nate Parker

It’s always nice when someone exceeds your already high expectations. At the Pan African Film Festival, Nate Parker sat down with several guests and talked about his new film The Birth of a Nation. I was able to record the conversation via phone and it really is a wonderful exploration of history, blackness, as well

On the Floor #31: Anti, American Crime, and Great Movies

On the Floor is back for another week with a discussion that starts off real shady and rude, yet transforms into an appreciation of stuff. We open on Rihanna’s new album ANTI and the divisive feelings it has engendered, plus how ridiculous the reclassification of Platinum is. We then move on to American Crime and

The Good, The Bad, The Ugly: Grease Live!

I’m sure I wasn’t the only person who tuned into Grease Live! given the record ratings the show got. I was expecting the show to be the trainwreck of all trainwrecks but luckily it wasn’t. However, there were some things that need to be talked about, so lets analyze Grease Live! The Good The cast.

Le Noir Auteur Reads #4: Fates and Furies, Between the World and Me

Hello my (like 3) avid readers! Welcome to the first edition of Le Noir Auteur Reads for 2016, where I highlight books that I have read. As you might know, I made a New Year’s to read at least two books a month and since I did, I’m sharing my thoughts on them. Both books

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