'Okay' is being generous. My initial thoughts of the Game of Thrones finale was “did they really just kill Dany in the first act?” and “what about Jon Snow?” Those were my biggest questions as the episode shuffled to its…
Spring has sent a rainstorm of incredible television our way. I for one am out in the pouring rain, jumping in the puddles and trying to catch every moment. So many great shows have been renewed while others are saying…
Us has been in theaters for over a week now and it's been met with critical acclaim and head scratches. It's being called "overhyped" by audiences and "phenomenal" by critics. I am personally somewhere in between, occupying the gray area…
There is an incomparable film festival taking place in Los Angeles that you don't want to miss. It's the Pan African Film and Arts Festival, settled in the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza. 2019 marks the 27th year of the festival being…
Everywhere I look it seems like a new show about witches is popping up and I couldn't be more excited. Witches are my default Halloween costume because nearly all things witches intrigues me. I love how writers, filmmakers and creators…
HGQLC & The Mind Behind the Series Director Yisrael | Photo by Maarten de Boer Oh, the beauty of passion projects! When you do something out of passion, whatever work is involved doesn't really feel like work. You have all…
Just as Black Panther seemed to open the floodgates to the richness of Black cinema, Crazy Rich Asians is a game changer too. Black Panther showed the range of Black film that's always been possible with directors like Julie Dash, Spike Lee and so…
The Watch Party HBO's Insecure is back, hitting the ground rolling with the awesome first episode "Better Like". Insecure is the millennial show reflecting the head-spinning dynamics of modern dating while anchoring the importance of friendship. And, it is unapologetically Black.…
BlacKkKlansmen: A Must See Film We are at a critical time where the things Black people, and other people of color, have been saying about injustice, racism, inequality, etc., are slowly but surely getting attention and credibility in the eyes…