Tag: film
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Pop culture moments in July that irritated me
We all know social media is one ragebait video after the other, but these last few weeks have given me one too many reasons to throw my phone in anger. I have written three or four blog posts this month and haven’t published any of them because as soon as I put them down for…
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Directors don’t know what to do with Zendaya – and The Drama proves it
You don’t get to be the only Black woman to win two Emmy’s in the same category without delivering some stand out performances. And with an epic generational run coming up with films like Dune: Part Three, The Odyssey, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, and Shrek 5, we’re about to see a whole lot more of…
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What is it about Black pain that people can never seem to understand?
Of all the award shows to bring around this much controversy, I didn’t think it would be the BAFTA’s. Mainly because, I don’t know anyone who even watches the BAFTA’s. They seem to come and go quietly in between the Golden Globes and the Oscars and don’t warrant more attention than acknowledging a round up…
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Zoe Saldaña branded Neytiri a ‘racist’ – here’s why she’s wrong
There is nothing more disappointing than when an actor from a beloved franchise turns their back on the films or the character they once played. One infamous example is Robert Pattinson’s pure disdain for the Twilight Saga – and mainly his character, Edward Cullen. There are interviews and interviews of him rolling his eyes to…
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Contrarian film critics are ruining TV and cinema
I don’t know how many times a critic needs to hear this, but something liked by the masses doesn’t instantly make it bad. Franchises with die-hard fan bases fund the lives of those involved for years after said franchise has stopped releasing projects. Friends, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, I’m assuming – and even…
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Does YOU romanticise violence against women?
Let’s talk about it… The popular Netflix Original series wrapped up last month for its fifth and final season, and what an absolutely chaotic ride it was. From season one through to the finale, we’ve seen Joe Goldberg kill his way through New York, the fictional Californian suburb of Madre Linda, and London, destroying the…
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Unpacking the discourse around race-swapping fictional characters
Buckle up, kids: we have a lot to unpack. Protective fans are the lifeblood of entertainment, but they’re also simultaneously the biggest enemies of progress and the ones who make the internet a very unpleasant place to be. The attachment people have to fictional characters is again, simultaneously flattering to the creator that they’ve made…
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Why can’t anyone make a good action movie anymore?
When it comes to the action movie hall of fame, there are some absolute classics that come to mind. Die Hard, The Departed, Training Day, Man on Fire, Point Break… I could go on. These films withstand the test of time and have elements to them that keep on giving and cross generations. The scene…
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Cynthia Erivo and that *wicked* fan-made poster
When will Black women in Hollywood ever get any empathy for their continued struggle? In case you haven’t heard, because let’s face it the current news cycle has been heavy the last few weeks with Lebanon and Palestine, Liam Payne’s death, all this heinous Diddy stuff and the ongoing Gisèle Pelicot trial… I absolutely wouldn’t…
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Review: It Ends With Us is the ‘movie of the summer’ despite its controversies
Published first on Tyla.com The highly-anticipated film adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s It Ends With Us finally hit cinemas on Friday (9 August), but did it capture the hearts of fans in the same way the book did? The novel was a global phenomenon, having had fans in a chokehold since its release in 2016. Hoover…
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