Shrouded in online outrage and opinion per usual, the 96th annual Academy Awards announced their nominees on January 23rd, and in celebration of the film, I wanted to give my picks for what I think will win and what I think should win for each category. As someone who has worked in the Hollywood
The 96th Academy Award/Oscar nominations were announced today. While some woke up to happy phone calls from their friends, family, and publicists; others didn’t get the call they were expecting. That being said, there were some surprises to be had and they certainly did shake things up this
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Based on Percival Everett's 2001 novel “Erasure” comes the brilliant satirical film dripping in truth, American Fiction. The story follows novelist Monk who is frustrated and frankly fed up with the industry that chooses to only profit from the plight of black history, trauma, and tropes. So, to
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The last few episodes of HBO's The Pitt have been a whirlwind of activity. Though not covered here, the show ran the gamut from staff assaults to ICE's appearance. The latter was a prescient addition to the storyline given the current climate in America, and something the show portrayed correctly.
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Sometimes the best way to access the core of a film is to let it take you over completely. Locked behind metaphorical dialogue and an obtuse artistry, the key to the door is simply letting it all in and fester inside until the understanding comes to light. You can't second-screen a film like this,
Remaking Faces of Death is a hell of a move in 2026. Although, this movie doesn't really remake that diabolical film from 1978, it instead takes inspiration from it and it even exists in the universe that this film takes place in. So getting that out of the way so that the horror "diehards" who
