It wasn?t supposed to go like that. After unexpectedly re-arranging the schedule to push Best Picture up and let the acting categories shine, the Academy clearly wanted to send a message. With the foregone conclusion that Chadwick Boseman would posthumously take Best Actor for his work in Ma Rainey?s Black Bottom, it was going to definitively…
By Seun Olowo-Ake Like many shows, The Flash hadn?t completed its season before production shut down because of the pandemic. This means that us Flash fans were left without closure to the Mirror Master storyline of Season 6 and had to wait a whole?10 months?before the Scarlet Speedster graced our screens again. So, to tide…
I?ll keep this short and sweet. I haven?t had a show that has kept me in a perpetual state of ?what the heck is going on and what the heck will happen? since season 5 of?Bones the way?WandaVision?has. (To be fair, that’s actually the last season I watched ? another story for another day.) Most…
[Caution: This post contains spoilers for Episodes 5 & 6 of?WandaVision.] Grief is a strange thing. Whenever we lose someone that we love, our feelings can fly all over the place. Misplaced anger, sadness, relief or even joy can come at us in waves without prompting. We can fight with ourselves in disbelief or simply…
Sometimes what is going on around us colors what we see when we watch a film. For example, today (I?m writing on January 6, 2021) I chose to watch the wonderful documentary John Lewis: Good Trouble. Part way through, my wife came out and told me to turn on the news, where a seditious mob…
So, a bizarre sixty game baseball season is about to start. It will be played with no one in the stands. There will be no sunflower seeds because there will be no spitting. No one will high five a teammate who just hit a grand slam. Managers will have to yell at umpires from six…
One minute you are comfortable. You have all you need and then some. You have freedom to go anywhere, anytime, with anyone. Secure and confident in your situation, you spend your days enjoying unlimited opportunities. And then one day, government agents are at your door, confiscating furniture, jewelry, and you?re frantically trying to pack your…
It?s time for me to put up my favorite movies of the last year. So here?s Darrel?s Dozen for 2019 (with a few bonuses at the end). This year I?ll only rank the top film; all the rest will be alphabetical. Links are to my reviews, unless noted.) The #1 film for 2019 (according to…
Film criticism is a funny thing sometimes. While some love a film that you hate (or vice versa), there can be pressure to acknowledge that certain films deserve to be held up as ?best? when you simply don?t connect with them. In the same way, a movie that you don?t enjoy can also have redeeming…
Dear Cameron, First of all, congratulations on another successful festival! I can?t even imagine how much work goes into anything of this magnitude and I?m sure it?s involved many sleepless nights and stressful days. I know that you?re busy but I wanted to make sure that I sent you a message. We don?t know each…
