Film Review: Candyman

Names have incredible power and the name Candyman has terrified and captivated audience since the 90s. Now, a new entry in his story has arrived with the Nia DaCosta directed, Jordan Peele produced sequel, with some updated racial politics and a new desire to thrill and scare audiences. Candyman begins in the 70s, chronicling the

Film Review: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is quite of a conundrum of a film to write about. I’m composing this review several days after having seen the movie and I feel much the same way I did when I first saw it. The movie, part of Marvel’s phase 4, is aggressively fine in

Film Review: Jungle Cruise

Jungle Cruise is a movie of many feats. Disney has made year another big budget feature based on a ride no one would think would make for a movie, which is a feat. It’s also a feat that a movie trying to be adventurous can feel so flat or that charismatic actors can seem to

Comic Con at Home: Trailer for ‘Horror Noire’ Drops!

Coming on the heels of that awesome panel, Shudder has dropped the trailer for Horror Noire. Take a gander! Horror Noire is a follow-up to Shudder’s acclaimed 2019 documentary, Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror. Featuring new work from both established and emerging talents, this anthology will highlight six stories of Black horror and

Comic Con at Home: Black Excellence on Display

Did I anticipate that Black people would take over Comic Con? No. Am I mad about it? not at all. There were three excellent panels that were on the schedule that I was able to listen to over the past two days. I know we are all lamenting the fact that we couldn’t be together,

Comic Con at Home: gen:LOCK Season 2

Man it has been a minute since we’ve gotten news about gen:LOCK. I thoroughly enjoyed the first season and it had one of the most dramatic finales I have ever seen. Thankfully the folks at HBOMax allowed Michael B. Jordan, Dakota Fanning, and showrunner Daniel Dominguez out of the cone of silence and gave an

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