The first morning of BravoCon kicked off with a bang on Friday when Andy Cohen took the stage for a Q&A moderated by Jeff Lewis. While excited fans were eager to hear his thoughts about which cast members from the Real Housewives franchise he texts with the most and his …
Read More »'The Kitchen': Daniel Kaluuya's Directorial Debut Wows London Film Festival
The most gripping dystopias are the ones that feel alarmingly close to reality, offering a glimpse into a future we’ll soon inhabit. That is the world created by Daniel Kaluuya in his feature directorial debut. And while it runs you through the gamut of emotions, you’ll end up full of …
Read More »Leslie Jones: Racist 'Ghostbusters' Trolls Nearly Broke Me
“I don’t like this movie,” the journalist said, “and you’ve got five minutes to prove to me that it is worth watching.” The cast of Ghostbusters was on a press junket somewhere in Europe, and some guy with a German or Scandinavian or Russian accent or whatever had just had …
Read More »'The Other Black Girl' Exposes the Horror of Being a Black Woman in Corporate America
Zakiya Dalila Harris rarely saw another natural-haired Black woman in the office. But one time it did. She was an assistant editor at Knopf Doubleday, a publishing group within Penguin Random House, and a woman stepped into the bathroom. Instead of a serendipitous smile, though, Harris received the cold shoulder …
Read More »Hasan Minhaj Still 'One of Three' Finalists to Host 'Daily Show' After Bombshell New Yorker Story
On Friday, The New Yorker published a bombshell story by Clare Malone detailing how comedian Hasan Minhaj, a former Daily Show correspondent and host of Netflix’s Patriot Act, had fabricated a number of stories that were featured on his show and in his stand-up routines, including being dumped by a …
Read More »Ava DuVernay Talks Breaking Color Barrier at the Venice Film Festival
While much of the talk surrounding this year’s Venice Film Festival has been about three men who stand accused of heinous offenses, the 80th edition of the fest also made history: Ava DuVernay, whose film Origin is premiering at the fest, became the first African American woman to have a …
Read More »Steven Soderbergh Talks Helping Christopher Nolan and Eating the Rich
His “retirement” a decade ago didn’t last. It couldn’t possibly. Steven Soderbergh is just too curious, too prolific, and far too in love with the work — the process of assembling a team to complete a herculean task, in particular — to hang it up. It’s a big reason why …
Read More »Police Say He Stabbed a Man to Death While Shouting the N-Word. He's Charged With Only 'Peace Disturbance'
Jon “Mike” Rone Jr. was killed on the 4th of July by repeated stab wounds to the chest. Sean W. Tonkin is the man police believe stabbed Rone — during a confrontation in which, police say, he repeatedly shouted the n-word at him. This occurred just after, a witness tells …
Read More »The Dark Side of Barbie: Crime, Racial Issues, and Rampant Sexism
Toward the end of Greta Gerwig’s Barbie movie, our titular heroine’s (Margot Robbie) journey culminates in the arrival of an unexpected guest: Her creator, the late Ruth Handler (played by Rhea Perlman). Having just spent two hours confronting the reality that Barbies didn’t actually solve all inequality and are, in …
Read More »'They Cloned Tyrone': Netflix's Sci-Fi Blaxploitation Satire Cuts to the Bone
“A pimp, a ho, and a drug dealer walk into a bar,” says one character in They Cloned Tyrone, writer-director Juel Taylor’s conspiracy thriller/comedy/cautionary tale. It should be noted that the person making this statement is white, racist as hell, and works for a shady branch of the government that …
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