Through its various iterations, The Wiz has stood the test of time as both a fun, epic fantasy adventure and a rousing exploration of the tenacity and passion of Black folks in the face of adversity. The original musical premiered in 1974 at the Morris A. Mechanic Theatre […]
This year my search for seasonal spooky film fare took me to the opposite side of the globe with a few fantastic recent movies out of New Zealand, Mārama and The Rule of Jenny Pen. They led me down a rabbit hole of horror from down under, so […]
You’ve seen and even more likely heard Peter Lorre, even if you don’t know the name. His large, sad eyes, soft voice, distinct accent live on exaggeratedly in Looney Tunes cartoons, episodes of old television series like Route 66, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, as the inspiration for Ren’s voice […]
One of the more tragic and difficult aspects of being a wrestling fan – and it happens so frequently that you unfortunately have to call it part of the overall experience – is that you discover and then get invested in a wrestler only for them to die […]
Dead & Buried (1981) gained notoriety after being placed on Britain’s infamous Video Nasties list and with its copious amount of gore, one might think that it’s just another lurid exploitation piece. However, this film is a meditation on the fear of death, as well as a subversive […]
Sometimes the Netflix algorithm gets it right, instead of serving up its usual tendency to knock you unconscious with a malfunctioning neon drone to the head, as happens to Best of the Best’s Maya at her high school talent show. The loosely Bollywood-related setting is right up my […]
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