“If Something Is Broken, You Throw It Away. You Don’t Fix It.” Akela Cooper On ‘M3gan’
Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone was an ingenious series that set the precedent for many modern horror concepts. The “Living Doll” episode with Talky Tina set the bar high for scary, sentient dolls. The mother who buys the doll is even named Annabelle, which is the name of the sinister doll from James Wan’s The […]
“An Act of Rebellion: Marja-Lewis Ryan” Talks The ‘L-Word: Generation Q’
The L Word originally appeared on Showtime in 2004 and lasted until 2009. The groundbreaking series that dealt with a group of gay women who grapple with love, loss, and their careers in the City of Angels. Created by Ilene Chaiken, Michele Abbott, and Kathy Greenberg, it starred Jennifer Beals, Leisha Hailey, Laurel Holloman, Mia […]
“Maintaining The Heart Of A Franchise” Dayna Lynne North Discusses ‘The Best Man: The Final Chapters’
The “Black Pack” is back! The Best Man: The Final Chapters with Harper, Jordan, Quentin, Lance, Julian, Robin, Shelby, and Candace is like attending the coziest of family reunions. Morris Chestnut, Melissa De Sousa, Taye Diggs, Regina Hall, Terrence Howard, Sanaa Lathan, Nia Long and Harold Perrineau return to portray their much-loved personas. The original The […]
“Touch the Sky” Jake Crane and Jonathan A.H. Stewart Discuss ‘Devotion’
When most people hear the term “love affair,” they think of romance and interpersonal relationships. However, one can also have a calling, a devotion, to a ne plus ultra skill. In the movie Devotion, which is based on Adam Makos’s 2017 book of the same name, Jesse Brown and Tom Hudner have a euphoric relationship […]
“Cherishing the Process” Hugo Blick Talks ‘The English’
Westerns usually have one of two themes – quest or revenge. Someone’s searching for a treasure or a person that can lead them to it, or hunting a scalawag who’s killed someone close to them. The protagonist isn’t usually just facing the elements and an enemy as obstacles, but also the shadow of a less […]
