By Seun Olowo-Ake Encanto is the story of the magical Madrigal family, their sentient?casita?and the people in their community that they have taken it upon themselves to protect. Written by Jared Bush and Charise Castro Smith and featuring music by Lin-Manuel Miranda the Great (Incidentally, that’s how I shall be referring to him henceforth), Walt…
With the release of Eternals, the MCU fully leans into its cosmic realm at long last. Spanning a story about ‘divine’ monsters over thousands of years, director Chloe Zhao unravels a narrative that asks profound questions about the universe and our place within it. So, why hasn’t it caught on with audiences? With the lowest…
By Seun Olowo-Ake Directed by Ridley Scott, and written by Nicole Holofcener, Ben Affleck, and Matt Damon, The Last Duel is set in the 12th?Century and is based on the true story of Marguerite de Carrouge (Jodie Comer), Jean de Carrouge (Damon) and Jacques Le Gris (Adam Driver) and the accusation that put all their…
By Seun Olowo-ake Before writing this, I asked myself ?what defines soul music?? and found that I could only come up with concepts to try to explain it. I know what someone means when they say ?this singer has soul? but I can?t tell you what having soul is. I was curious though, so I…
With the release of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Marvel finally begins to grapple with one of the most pertinent questions after Avengers: Endgame: Who will take on the shield of Captain America? However, at the same time, the latest series on Disney+ also tries to delve into the much larger issues of American…
In Lee Isaac Chung?s Minari, a Korean American family moves to an Arkansa farm in search of the American Dream. As they struggle to start a new business, they also struggle to rebuild their lives in a new environment. This week, we welcome SF?r Shelley McVea and newcomer Seun Olowo-ake to talk about making a…
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…
