You may soon learn with bone-deep certainty that both scissors and blunt instruments make a real mess when used to end a human life, and it is disconcerting trying to kill someone who looks exactly like you. Welcome to US, Jordan Peele’s second effort as director, producer, and writer. It’s a terrifying bloody mess that …
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Queen of Katwe Movie Review
QUEEN OF KATWE: Disney, director Mira Nair, and an A-list cast of color deliver an inspiring true story out of Africa QUEEN OF KATWE may have flown under your radar up until now, but it’s time to find out why you should see this new release. When a woman who has directed such successful indie …
Interview: QUEEN OF KATWE’S Lupita Nyong’o on self-doubt, equality, and the importance of dreams
Any young lady looking to find inspiration on their path towards being an actor, or any job about which they feel passionate, would do well to pay close attention to the career and attitude of co-star of Disney’s upcoming film Queen of Katwe and Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o. Queen of Katwe director Mira Nair has …
2014 Oscars Predictions and 10 Things You Might Not Know About Them
02/28/2014 OK, movie lovers and Sirenauts, you have only two more days to squeeze in all the nominated movies if you want to offer informed and well researched opinions on the winners of the 86th annual Academy Awards. The program airs live on ABC, Sunday at 7 p.m. ET. Red carpet coverage begins on E! …
12 Years a Slave: Spectacular Suffering
October 19, 2013 I’m sure no one needs to say how important a movie is that takes a book written by a former slave and turns it into a feature film directed by and starring people of color. Good thing then, that 12 Years A Slave is so exquisitely built, so expertly acted and so …