Assignment: If Hattie McDaniel's character from Gone With The Wind ACTUALLY had a seat at the table.
"As a curvy black artist in this industry it’s my DUTY and OBLIGATION to continue to fight against their desire to erase us. Let's be clear, curvy can give you haute couture too."
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Elle interview with Da’Vine Joy Randolph
(may contain spoilers for Only Murders in the Building)
Current and upcoming projects:
Hulu series: Only Murders in the Building
HBO series: The Idol
Paramount+ movie: On the Come Up
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On the Come Up dir. Sanaa Lathan (2022)
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Also, summer reading!! I’ve only started Bitterblue, but it’s really good! My favorite genre is medieval monarchy magic romance, and it’s surprising how many of those there are.
And I know I don’t have the first dune book-I’ll get it later :p
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NAH CAUSE ANGIE THOMAS IS SO UNDERAPPRECIATED AND IM SICK OF IT. IT COSTS YOU NOTHING TO GO TO YOUR NEARBY LIBRARY AND CHECK OUT “The Hate U Give”, unless you live in Texas.
Do better, y’all.
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I finished this last night, and now I’m ready for September book talks!
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Movies I saw in September
Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul.: 8.5 out of 10
The Woman King: 8.5 out of 10
On the Come Up: 6.5 out of 10
Pinocchio (2022): 6 out of 10
Hocus Pocus 2: 6 out of 10
Entergalactic: 8.5 out of 10
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Is all of the controversy overshadowing Don't Worry Darling? Can Dallas get past inaccurate portrayals of battle rap? Do you prefer the binging model or weekly episode releases? Join the conversation as we give our reviews for Don't Worry Darling and On the Come Up as well as recap some of Netflix's trailers from TUDUM!
You can also find us on Spotify and Apple Podcasts!
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Jamila Gray Sparkles and Shines Like a Diamond in On The Come Up
Fresh new faces like Jamila Gray, timely subject matter and a sparkling directorial debut from Sanaa Lathan make On The Come Up worth the watch #onthecomeup #tiff22
Brown Sugar and Sparkle are iconic staples in the cinematic zeitgeist for African-American film enthusiasts. Who doesn’t remember that immortal line from Brown Sugar when Syd and Dre’ ask each other, “…when did you fall in love with hip hop.” For Bri…that answer is real simple.
Bri (Jamila C. Gray) wants to follow in her father’s footsteps, Lawless, a local hip-hop legend murdered just as he…
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Pre-save "$100 Tacos" on #SPOTIFY GET READY FOR THE BIG DROP WE ALMOST THERE 🔥🔥🔥💪🏽💪🏽‼️🏌🏽♀️🏌🏽♀️✨✍🏽💯💯💯🗣🗣🗣
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Keep seeing that post where OP starts like 'Thinking about...grieving the undead' and then adds on about like. Real life situations where people have not died but have left your life and you would have reason to grieve them.
All respect, that's an important concept, but that is not what I am thinking about when I read 'grieving the undead'.
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