Valerie Complex

Valerie Complex is a military veteran, movie nerd and freelance writer. As a lover of Japanese animation, comics, and all things film, she is passionate about inclusion across all entertainment mediums. She has reported from the Sundance Film Festival and SXSW Film Festival.

Interview: Janicza Bravo and Jeremy O. Harris on bringing ‘Zola’ to the big screen and its ‘Wizard of Oz’ influence

Where were you when Zola’s tweets dropped? I remember getting a text from a friend that was like you have… Read More

July 7, 2021

‘Zola’ review: Taylour Paige gives a star-making performance in Janicza Bravo’s cinematic treatment of the viral Twitter thread

I remember when Zola's tweets dropped and spent two hours reading the whole story. Zolar Moon tells an extremely noir-ish… Read More

June 29, 2021

‘Bloodthirsty’ review: The vegetarian lesbian werewolf movie you’ve been waiting for

Bloodthirsty, the new film directed by Amelia Moses (Bleed with Me), and written by Wendy Hill Tout, and Lowell follows… Read More

April 27, 2021

Interview: Dominique Fishback’s emotional journey through ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ [VIDEO]

Graduating from Pace University with a degree in theater, Dominique Fishback officially entered the acting game in 2013 in a small… Read More

February 12, 2021

Interview: Shaka King on creating ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’

Directed by Shaka King, Judas and the Black Messiah tells the story of Fred Hampton’s betrayal in great detail. As… Read More

February 11, 2021

Interviews: ‘I’m Your Woman’ director Julia Hart, stars Rachel Brosnahan, Marsha Stephanie Blake and Arinzé Kene

It’s been two years since Director Julia Hart wowed audiences with her unique spin on the superhero film with Fast… Read More

December 3, 2020

Film Review: Jayro Bustamante’s ‘La Llorona’ (2020), an absorbing examination of an untold history and the politics of horror

The Guatemalan genocide, or the "silent holocaust," is the setting for director and writer Jayro Bustamante's new film La Llorona--not… Read More

August 17, 2020

Interview: Alexis Chikaeze, the breakthrough of ‘Miss Juneteenth’

Nicole Beharie (left) with Alexis Chikaeze in MISS JUNETEENTH (Vertical Entertainment) Channing Godfrey Peoples new film Miss Juneteenth is a… Read More

July 3, 2020

Interview: ‘Selah and the Spades’ director Tayarisha Poe does not want Black actresses to be pigeonholed

Courtesy of Tayarisha Poe Tayarisha Poe’s debut film Selah and the Spades is about how “absolute power will corrupt absolutely.… Read More

April 23, 2020

Sundance Review: ‘Miss Juneteenth’ avoids tropes to find truth in the Black experience

Nicole Beharie and Alexis Chikaeze in MISS JUNETEENTH by Channing Godfrey Peoples (Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Rambo… Read More

January 29, 2020

This website uses cookies.