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Lil Rel Howery is a stand-up comedian from Chicago. He first entered the mainstream media in the NBC series The Carmichael Show (2015). His pr…

The series, adapted from Alice Oseman's graphic novel, was a hit on Netflix, which ran for three seasons. It was critically acclaimed. It was …

This is an adaptation of a 2018 documentary by Andrew Renzi. As is the case, the original documentary often is better than the adaptation. Wha…

Despite a lot of controversy, Michael (2026), the biopic about the so-called "King of Pop," Michael Jackson is now the highest-grossing biogra…

10. THE PITT: SEASON 2 (HBO Max) - The gimmick of the show is limiting in that it's like FOX's 24 (2001) where the entire season takes place a…

10. PETAL ROCK BLACK by Willow Smith - This is the seventh studio album from the daughter of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, and she's only…

It's perhaps coincidental that Gregg Araki's film comes just months after The Devil Wears Prada 2 (2026). Araki's film echoes the plot not of …

The subject of this film is a man dealing with a family member who has Down Syndrome, which is not the same as autism or being on the spectrum…

This series was created by Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews. Addiss and Matthews won the Emmy for Outstanding Children's Program for creating …

There are a number of TV producers who people might know by name. Dick Wolf does all the Law & Order (1990) shows and spin-offs. Ryan Murp…

Recently, there was a box office hit called The Housemaid (2025), which made a lot of money. It adapted an erotic thriller that was a monster …

Back in 2018, Pakistani-born, British actor and comedian, Mawaan Rizwan created a show for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, which became the bas…

The Emmy-winning series When They See Us (2019) is a prime example of young men of color, teenagers in fact, being sent to prison, the horror …

In the history of independent queer cinema, films about sex workers or male prostitutes, sometimes called hustlers, have been aplenty. There h…

This is the fourth, live-action incarnation of the DC Comics character. It's the third in terms of theatrical depictions. The first was Helen …

After seeing Toy Story 4 (2019), it was my belief that Toy Story 3 (2010) was still the best feature in this Pixar franchise. After seeing thi…

About a decade or so ago, there was a resurgence of elevated horror in independent cinema, especially around the time of the founding of compa…

Anne-Marie Johnson is an actress with a career in Hollywood that's spanned over 30 years. She got her start in television in shows, such as Wh…

One could be cynical and say that Steven Spielberg is doing a remake of Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), his Oscar-winning film abou…

Not being familiar with Hong Kong action cinema, it's difficult for me to compare or analyze this film to many in its genre. I do enjoy martia…

Almost a year prior to this film being released, we saw The Naked Gun (2025), which was a remake of the 1988 film, directed by David Zucker, a…

Paul Rudd (Ant-Man and I Love You, Man) stars as Rick Power, an American singer-songwriter who abandoned his music career to marry an Irish wo…

When the trailer for this film first dropped, some people were put off by a joke in which a person is attacked on a subway and a bystander ide…

Mattel, the toy company, created this franchise in 1982. It started with action figures and comic books. Eventually, it turned into an animate…

Lloyd Eyre-Morgan is a British filmmaker and actor who first came onto my radar almost 15 years ago, as he was producing independent, queer fi…

Kane Parsons now holds the distinction of being the youngest person to have a number-one film in the box office. Parsons is only 20-years-old …

Rapper-turned-filmmaker Boots Riley turns in his sophomore feature nearly a decade after his debut, Sorry to Bother You (2018). His debut was …

Nate Bargatze is a standup comedian from Nashville, Tennessee. He started over 20 years ago. He's worked with fellow comedians and talk show h…

The Emmy-winning series usually releases all of its episodes at the end of June. Its previous season was its fourth season, which released a b…

Tracy Morgan (30 Rock and Saturday Night Live) stars as the titular character, Reggie Dinkins, a former professional football player whose rep…

I had heard about comedian Bert Kreischer a few years ago. The only thing I knew is that he did stand-up comedy while being shirtless. It was …

There have been twelve feature films in the franchise that started with Star Wars (1977). Eleven of them were live-action. One was animated. T…

This is based on an award-winning, off-Broadway play by Aleshea Harris who has since been nominated for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Not long…

Anthony Bawn is the co-writer, producer, director and main actor in this feature. Bawn has been working as a filmmaker for over a decade. He f…

Kyle Balda is the director here. Balda has worked for Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), Pixar and Illumination. He started out as an animato…

This is the sequel to the 2021 film by Simon McQuoid. It's the fourth installment in the live-action adaptations of the video game series, whi…

At the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards, this show was nominated in 13 categories. It won 8 of them, including Outstanding Casting, Outstanding Writ…

Dan Levy is the son of Eugene Levy, the famous Canadian comedian who is best known for his work with Christopher Guest in films, starting with…

RZA, the leader of the legendary hip hop group, the Wu-Tang clan, has his name in the title, but at the top of the credits is Quentin Tarantin…

It's basically Freaky Friday (203) but for animals, fictional animals. Two creatures who don't like each other end up switching bodies. It's n…

It's been 20 years since the 2006 hit. That female-led comedy was the number 12 film in the box office the year it was released. It became a c…

Early in David Mackenzie's career, he did erotic dramas and thrillers. The Scottish filmmaker had a knack for them. He pivoted and began doing…

There are a lot of complicated thoughts going into and coming out of this film. It's about a historical incident that happened in Saudi Arabia…

This film isn't plot-driven, as much as it is a character study about a young Black filmmaker in Brooklyn, New York. What plot it does have ce…

Michael Jackson is really a musical artist that needs no introduction. He was nicknamed the "King of Pop" and stands as the best-selling solo …

Russell Crowe won the Oscar for Gladiator (2000), a very masculine and muscular film about a man who's compelled to fight physically. He was a…

Premiered at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival where it won the Camera d'Or, it's the first Nigerian film to make the official selection at Cannes…