Imagine being a movie or theater critic when both are shut down. This has been the reality of the Cigar’s Entertainment Editor Kayla Laguerre-Lewis during COVID-19. Photo by James McIntosh. On April 28, 2020, I was elected the new entertainment editor of the Good Five Cent Cigar, just over a month into the pandemic. I…
Did what happened at the BAFTAs predict this year’s Oscar winners? We’re just going to have to wait and see. BAFTA photo from bafta.org. Oscars photo from collider.com. While each award should be celebrated and each ceremony should be given its time to shine, when it comes to films, awards season is all about the…
The Screen Actors Guild jst wrapped up their 2021 awards ceremony. Let’s see who got snubbed this time. Photo from celebrityaccess.com. The virtual Screen Actors Guild Awards held on April 4 marked the end of the 2021 awards season for television, and despite the pandemic, the past year has produced great works that deserved to…
Demi Lovato is “Dancing with the Devil” in her latest album debut. Photo from cosmopolitan.com. Before this week, I had never heard a Demi Lovato album in its entirety. After listening to her newest release, “Dancing With The Devil…The Art of Starting Over,” I have to ask myself what took me so long. I knew…
A look into the life of a 1990’s child star. Photo from aceshowbiz.com. Anemoia. Noun. Nostalgia for a time you’ve never known. This is what I searched on Google about an hour into the Hulu documentary “Kid 90.” I was born in 2000. I’m not a “90s kid.” I’ve never seen an episode of “Punky…
1n 2004, a film theory professor screened “Paris Is Burning,” a documentary about 1980s ballroom culture. A young African American and Puerto Rican queer student walked back to his residence hall building afterwards thinking about how it could inspire a really good television show. He dreamt up a character of a young gay boy named…
Dylan Farrow shares her side of the story in the HBO documentary television miniseries “Allen v Farrow.” Photo from radio.com. “For the longest time I’ve been trying to set the record straight, because no matter what you think you know, it’s just the tip of the iceberg,” Dylan Farrow said at the start of the…
An intimate setting featuring socially-distanced artists allowed the Grammy Awards to make the most of the pandemic, with an increased number of performances and fewer awards given out making for an entertaining, historic night. While there were only three more performances this year than the previous (23 vs. 20), the focus on them with awards…
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle recently sat down with Oprah in their first official public appearance since their split from the Royal Family. Photo from cnet.com. “I am everywhere but I am nowhere,” Meghan Markle said in reference to her portrayal in the media, and how stifled she felt by the royal family institution. Less…
An analysis of the recent Golden Globe Awards and the controversies surrounding them. Photo from beautifulballad.org. The 78th Golden Globes kicked off this year’s awards season with some historic wins, but a reminder that Hollywood still has a long way to go in terms of diversity and representation. Amy Poehler and Tina Fey were back…