Director: Rosalind Ross Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Teresa Ruiz, Mel Gibson, Jacki Weaver and Patricia Belcher Mark Wahlberg’s scrappy real-life boxer-turned-priest drama doesn’t land too many punches Never has the road to the priesthood been paved […]
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Encanto (Film Review)
Directors: Jared Bush and Byron Howard Main Cast: Stephanie Beatriz, Wilmer Valderrama, Diane Guerrero, Rhenzy Feliz If it took a decade to get “Let It Go” out of your head, brace your vocal chords because […]
Why Pixar’s SOUL Is A Watershed Moment For Black Animation
The wonder of a rabbit emerging from a hat. The uninhibited joy at the discovery of presents under a decorated Christmas tree. Money materialising in the place of a discarded tooth. Whatever your definition of […]
Nicktoon’s Forgotten Masterpiece: As Told By Ginger (2000)
“Someone once told me the grass was much greener, on the other side/ well I paid a visit and it’s possible I missed it” The release of ‘As Told By Ginger’ in 2000 coincided with […]
Critiquing The Critics: Pitchfork’s ‘Detroit 2’ Album Review Is Everything Wrong With Album Reviews
Critique: A verb meaning to express your opinion about something after examining and judging it carefully and in detail. There’s a reason I began this post with the definition of the word “critique” and it […]
Good Girls: Season 3 (Review)
This review is spoiler-free, but does touch on some key narratives and plot points Good Girls fumbles the bag in it’s third season, but still manages to pull off the greatest heist of them […]
Unplugged Headphones: Carousel (Michael Jackson)
If perfection could be condensed into a 9 track album with two sides it would be called “Thriller”… There are very few things that are exempt from alteration or improvement on this world, off the […]
Unplugged Headphones: Before I Let Go (Beyoncé)
“AND I REALLY LOVE YOU, YOU SHOULD KNOW, I WANNA MAKE SURE I’M RIGHT BOY, BEFORE I LET GO” And the post-Lemonade victory lap continues…. Mr. Carter, you are officially out of the woods! […]
Ye – Album Review
On the aptly named “Ye” we are given an abbreviated version of the polarising and ever-ambiguous figure that is, Kanye West. The greatest art is birthed in the depths of the greatest adversity and […]
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