Meta Movies: The Rise of a New Trend – ‘The Matrix Resurrections’, ‘Free Guy’ & More
Photo: Meta Movies Like ‘ The Matrix: Resurrections” Self-Awareness Rising Cinema exists for a simple reason: It’s an art form. When people watch movies, they do it to immerse themselves in stories and characters, and to feel things they might not...
Madea is No Homecoming Queen: Why Tyler Perry’s ‘A Madea Homecoming’ Does Not Work?
Photo: ‘A Madea Homecoming’ Writer’s Note: I have a love/hate relationship with Tyler Perry. On one hand, I think he has created a historic empire that has changed the direction of Black filmmakers and will continue to make waves for decades. But on the other hand,...
Positive Masculinity in ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ – How Spider-Men Across Generations Flipped the Script
Video Version of this Article Photo: ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ Swing Time ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ swung full-speed into theaters, grossing a massive $260 million at the US box office within 4 days of its theatrical release. Delivering on virtually all fronts, the...
‘Cyrano’: Peter Dinklage Shines in the Retelling of a Classic Tale
Photo: ‘Cyrano’ The story of Cyrano de Bergerac plays such a prominent role in popular culture that “playing Cyrano” or “Cyranoing someone” have become their own terms to describe the troupe. The story of Cyrano has been around for centuries, beginning with the 1879...
