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Interview: In ‘Hollywood,’ Jake Picking is between a Rock and a good place

Interviews (Film)

Interview: In ‘Hollywood,’ Jake Picking is between a Rock and a good place

Erik Anderson May 19, 2020

In Ryan Murphy’s Hollywood, currently streaming on Netflix, the golden age of Tinseltown gets a revisionist and idealized makeover, becoming a place where women, people... Read More

Interview: Jeremy Pope on ‘Hollywood,’ the Oscars and validation through telling Black stories

Interviews (Film)

Interview: Jeremy Pope on ‘Hollywood,’ the Oscars and validation through telling Black stories

Robert Daniels May 19, 2020

Jeremy Pope is a two-time Tony Award nominee. With Broadway musical roles in Choir Boy and Ain’t Too Proud, it seems fitting that a triple-threat... Read More

First Look: Netflix’s ‘The Politician’ sets second season primary for June

Erik Anderson May 18, 2020

The Politician Season 2 returns to Netflix on June 19 Emmy, Grammy and Tony winner Ben Platt returns as Payton Hobart in the second season... Read More

The Best Award-Winning Sports Movies of all Time

Staff Writers May 18, 2020

Sports come ready made with incredible storylines. It is what makes them so popular among the general populace, creating the sort of plots that usually... Read More

Trailer: Spike Lee’s war epic ‘Da 5 Bloods’

Erik Anderson May 18, 2020

Spike Lee, in his first joint since his Oscar-winning BlacKkKlansman, joins an elite group of film directors – Alfonso Cuarón, Martin Scorsese and Noah Baumbach... Read More

TV Review: ‘Love Life’ finds Anna Kendrick at the top of her game

Dewey Singleton May 18, 2020

Love Life, the first series from HBO Max, perfectly captures the fears, hopes, pitfalls, roadblocks, and promise of a woman’s search for “the one.” It’s a... Read More

TV Review: ‘Homecoming Season 2’ – Janelle Monáe gives a standout performance in a tale of greed, complicity, and personal ambition

Reyzando Nawara May 18, 2020

The first season of Homecoming, Amazon’s conspiracy thriller created by Eli Horowitz and Micah Bloomberg based on the Gimlet Media podcast of the same name,... Read More

Talking Madonna with Erik and Abdi: Episode 10 – ‘CONFESSIONS ON A DANCE FLOOR’ (2005)

Erik Anderson May 16, 2020

Call it a comeback, call it a departure. Call it whatever you want but Confessions on a Dance Floor was a bonafide hit. After angrily... Read More

TV Rucap: RuPaul’s Secret Celebrity Drag Race: Episode 4 “I’m Just a Girl”

Daniel Trainor and Sam Stone May 16, 2020

Welcome to our fourth and final recap of RuPaul’s Celebrity Dumpster Fire for Charity! It’s our last episode of a very short season, and while... Read More