If you’ve been following this list over the years, you might’ve picked up on the fact that romance is one of this writers all time favorite genres and including, to an extent, romantic comedies. A genre that is unfairly picked on…
Bryan Singer’s X-Men Swan Song (Hopefully)
Getting a comic book-based film franchise is a hard thing to do, and up until recently, it proved to be a near-impossible feat to accomplish. I’m talking about the time right before Marvel started releasing their phase plans and before…
Digital Futures #1 – Selma
With the rise of digital technology, there has been a nostalgic backlash from celluloid purists, who argue that in the process of the cinema’s shift between mediums formal possibilities are passing away along with some intangible aura. In attempts to…
#52FilmsByWomen: Join the Project!
Just in case you haven’t already heard about it, there’s a project currently taking place on Twitter called #52FilmsByWomen where you pledge to watch one film a week directed by a woman. That’s not too tough of a challenge in a media landscape where…
Movie Review: ‘Black or White’
In the past year, race relations have reclaimed the spotlight in America’s politisphere. And curiously, 2014 saw the release of two seminally important examinations of racism in modern America: Justin Simien’s Dear White People and Ava DuVernay’s Selma. I use…
Five New Cities to Bring “SELMA” to Students for Free
An additional five cities have joined the massive national campaign by African American business leaders to raise funds for free student admission to the Golden Globe-winning film “SELMA,” expanding the unprecedented movement to a total of 13 cities, nationwide.