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Review: Are we all going to say, “Sink Your Teeth into Renfield?”

Using classic horror genres to explore the deeper issues with our current state of being is nothing new. Ginger Snaps was a great example from 2000 that used the classic werewolf tale to explore the pain and awkwardness of teen women entering new stages of puberty. Dawn of the Dead took a look into our…

TV Review – ‘Five Days at Memorial’ Offers a Harrowing Look at Hurricane Katrina and Its Aftermath

It’s been seventeen years since Hurricane Katrina devastated the city of New Orleans. Its unprecedented destruction led to much conversation about how the city and government could have better prepared for its landfall and aftermath. The Apple TV+ limited series Five Days at Memorial, based on the nonfiction book of the same name by Pulitzer…

Refuse Hate : Tyler Perry Addressed His Pained Roots

Photo by Nobuhiro Hosoki At this year’s unusual Oscar ceremony, actor/director/producer Tyler Perry gave a memorable speech when he accepted the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award for his work feeding and aiding others during the pandemic. Past honorees include Oprah Winfrey, Angelina Jolie, Harry Belafonte, Debbie Reynolds and Geena Davis. The 51-year-old filmmaker made an impassioned…