On July 24th, Marvel released its latest film, “Deadpool & Wolverine.” The film, starring Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in their longtime roles as Deadpool and Wolverine, is the third in the “Deadpool” franchise. However, the film does more than push the lore of Deadpool. For many fans, it serves as a severance to the […]
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If you are late to the party and have not watched Supacell, British director Rapman’s latest installment, this is your wake-up call to start it. The series has elements akin to the film Six Degrees of Separation (1993), the hero TV series Sense 8 (2015) and Heroes (2006), and the gritty crime drama Top Boy
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Marvel Studios is in the fifth phase of building their Cinematic Universe – The Multiverse Saga. Phase 4 saw the Infinity Stone Saga’s end, culminating in Avengers: Endgame. The heroes we’ve come to know and love on the big screen pass the responsibility of protecting Earth to new heroes. Rather than a slate of feature
A nightly peruse of my Netflix recommendations led me to a new high-suspense thriller, Under Paris. The movie, directed by Xavier Gens, is a French film centered on marine biologist, Sophia, played by Bérénice Bejo. Sophia is tasked with the insurmountable feat of eradicating sharks from the Seine. The movie garnered international attention, quickly becoming
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There has been a bit of a music slump since the pandemic. 2024 is shaping up to become one of the best years music has seen in a very long time. While there have been some hits in the last four years, there have also been quite a few misses. Album rollouts have become mediocre,
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This past year, there has been a war on the art of drag. Multiple states have made an attempt to ban drag in public spaces. The hatred for drag has always been present, but it has now blown up as a huge conversation. The topic of transgenderism and drag has become a talking point in
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Kenneth Moore Jr., director and founder of the Baltimore International Black Film Festival, has spent over ten years providing an annual celebration for early-career and experienced filmmakers with multi-day screenings and an awards ceremony. Within two years of the festival’s foundation, the number of films submitted increased nearly eight times the ten shared at the
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My first Stellar Con in Bel Air, Maryland didn’t disappoint. It included a diversity of its artists, guest speakers, and writers who sought to connect with the local community. I had the opportunity to meet and speak to multiple vendors showcasing their artistic vision and contributions within the comic book community. These contributions always aim
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Quaran Ahmad, a Senior Architecture Major attending Howard University, recently hosted the second premier of The Burn Documentary. The premier took place at Tour De Force located in Northwest D.C. It featured many DMV creatives and Howard students in attendance. With Ahmad being the director of the documentary this film just adds to the long list of
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The Lizzo Debacle From her own Yitty clothing line designed for big bodies or big “grrrls,” to becoming an advocate for Black artists expressing their sexuality, Lizzo–or Melissa Jefferson–has taken the world by storm in a variety of transformative ways. However, people predict that this artist’s climb to stardom has come crashing down around her
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