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TV Recap: Top Chef All Stars LA Season Finale “…you are Top Chef!”

Daniel Trainor and Sam Stone June 18, 2020

We’ve reached the finale of “Top Chef: All Stars LA.!” It’s been a journey. From Indian nachos to Nini’s jumpsuits, Malarkey’s ice creams to Kevin’s... Read More

TV Rucap: Drag Race All Stars 5 Episode 2 “Skin In the Game”

David Acacia June 12, 2020

You can only imagine that the worst nightmare of any queen competing for a spot in the Drag Race Hall of Fame would be finding... Read More

Film Review: ‘Da 5 Bloods’ asks ‘Where are all the movies about Black war heroes?’

Rubin Safaya June 12, 2020

Spike Lee’s DA 5 BLOODS weaves three strands into one thread: There’s the story whites tell Blacks about who they are, the story Blacks tell... Read More

Film Review: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau trades armor for dad sweaters in ‘Exit Plan’

Jason Adams June 12, 2020

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau stumbles in one of his first post-Game of Thrones projects but at least he looks good doing it If ever we’ve had a... Read More

TV Recap: Top Chef All Stars LA Episode 13 “Parma Parma Parma”

Daniel Trainor and Sam Stone June 11, 2020

It’s the penultimate episode of “Top Chef All Stars: LA,” and our penultimate “Top Chef” recap, but the ultimate opportunity to use words that we... Read More

Film Review: ‘You Don’t Nomi’

Jason Adams June 9, 2020

I refuse to do a search because I’m afraid what it would tell me about how repetitive I get here on this website, but I’d... Read More

TV Review: ‘Love, Victor’ is a charming and heartfelt, if somewhat flawed, coming out story

Reyzando Nawara June 8, 2020

Love, Simon, Greg Berlanti’s 2018 gay teen rom-com based on Becky Albertalli’s Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda book, did not by any means break... Read More

Film Review: Pete Davidson is a revelation in ‘The King of Staten Island’

Dewey Singleton June 8, 2020

The King of Staten Island is one of the best and most authentic films of 2020. While some might attribute this to the narrative being 75%... Read More

TV Rucap: Drag Race All Stars 5 Episode 1 – “It’s not a democracy, it’s a RuMocracy”

David Acacia June 6, 2020

RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars is back, henny! Competing for the next available spot in the Drag Race Hall of Fame are ten queens who... Read More

TV Recap: ‘Top Chef All Stars LA’ Episode 12 “My name is Lucca”

Daniel Trainor and Sam Stone June 5, 2020

Welcome to this week’s recap of Top Chef: All-Stars LA, the final episode to start in the cavernous California mansion and the first without human... Read More

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