“King Richard” highlights Aunjaune Ellis’s talent alongside a talented cast. PHOTO CREDIT: Shondaland Dear Aunjanue Ellis, With Ariana DeBose (“West Side Story”) sweeping the Best Supporting Actress category and the clear frontrunner for Sunday’s Academy Awards, I want to take a moment to praise one of my favorite performances of the year – Aunjanue Ellis…
New Netflix documentary “Jeen-Yuhs” aims to recontextualize Kanye West’s rise to fame and current controversies. PHOTO CREDIT: Netflix Media Center. Kanye West, or simply Ye, is a name that is easily recognizable today, but it was not always like this for West, who built his career from almost nothing. Netflix recently released a three-part docu-series…
“Life After Tomorrow” shows the dark side of the beloved film “Annie.” PHOTO CREDIT: TV Guide “Life After Tomorrow” (2006) is a wild, hilarious, heartbreaking and thoroughly entertaining documentary that I will never get tired of. Julie Stevens was one of the many who appeared as an orphan both on Broadway and in a touring…
“The Batman” (2022) captures audiences with strong performances and plot. PHOTO CREDIT: The Guardian Going into “The Batman” (2022), I was unsure what side of cinema history the new Batman reboot would fall under: A modern masterpiece or a film that will be largely dated and forgotten soon. “The Batman” has an unfortunate placement in…
The new Oscar’s Fan Favorite award is creating conflict between some fans. PHOTO CREDIT: The Hornet For years, Twitter users have complained about the Academy as a voting body. The nominations and awards given at each ceremony are bound to cause some sort of outrage, whether fans are complaining about snubs, a lack of diversity…
The Screen Actors Guild Awards kicked off the award season. PHOTO CREDIT: Cheatsheet.com The 28th Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards, held on Sunday, Feb. 27, kicked off the start of the 2022 major televised awards season with the theme “Together Again.”While the Golden Globes was held on Jan. 9, there was no broadcast due to…
“Uncharted” reimagines video game franchise Chart your course to a movie theater to watch “Uncharted,” an adaptation of the popular PlayStation series. PHOTO CREDIT: ign.com The movie, “Uncharted”, was finally released this Thursday, Feb. 17 in the United States after six years in the making. The first time I heard about the “Uncharted” movie I…
From book to movie, “The Lost Daughter” continues to impress with Netflix adaptation. PHOTO CREDIT: Netflix.com When I picked up “The Lost Daughter” by Elena Ferrante at the beginning of the year, I was concerned as to just how Maggie Gyllenhaal was going to make a two-hour movie from just 144 pages of text written…
With Oscar nominations announced for this years award show, here are our predictions for some of the awards. PHOTO CREDIT: nbcnews.com The Oscars is one of the most prestigious events and most-watched award ceremonies in the U.S., and with the lineup of nominees this year, it will most likely be an exciting one. While there…
Revisit the heartfelt fun of “Sing” (2016), with “Sing 2.” PHOTO CREDIT: people.com When “Sing” first came out, I watched it with my younger brother and immediately fell in love. The kid’s movie quickly became the main topic of my friend group in high school at the time. We were mesmerized by the characters and…