Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot movie review (2024)

The titular Possum Trot is, of course, the setting of this based-on-a-true-story tale, a majority-Black small town in East Texas fueled by its vibrant Baptist church, led by charismatic reverend W.C. Martin (Demetrius Grosse). His “First Lady,” Donna (Nika King), struggles to keep her head above water with two children and piling bills. And yet, … Read more

Fear, Hope, and Joy: Ramata-Toulaye Sy on Banel and Adama | Interviews

They were very real. And I always have to explain that we didn’t kill them. They were already dead and we saved a lot of money because of that. That leads me to the magical realism component, which almost borders on horror in nature—especially with the single-note piano score. I worked with Bachar Khalifé on … Read more

Wagner Moura Is Still Holding On To Hope

Wagner Moura’s characters are accustomed to being in high-pressure situations. Perhaps best known for his role in the gritty crime saga “Elite Squad” and playing Pablo Escobar in “Narcos,” the 47-year-old Brazilian actor is now part of the year’s most talked-about film, the dystopian action-thriller “Civil War,” in which he stars as Joel, a veteran … Read more

Daryl Dixon Clip Sees Clémence Poésy as ‘Nun of the Union of Hope’

Daryl Dixon meets new enemies and allies as he navigates zombie-infected France. AMC shared a new clip for The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, highlighting Clémence Poésy’s character as a mystifying nun named Isabelle. The upcoming The Walking Dead spin-off, which will premiere on September 10, will follow the titular lead (played by Norman Reedus) as … Read more

From Despair to Hope: A Costly Phantom Mercury Contamination Scare in the Scarboro Community | Black Writers Week

A serious news reporting error related to the Scarboro Community in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, occurred on May 17, 1983, forty years ago, that created a level of fear, misunderstanding, distrust, and other negative consequences that have lasted until this day. That erroneous news combined with an apparent lack of scientific literacy among members of the … Read more

All the Light We Cannot See teaser shows hope, battle during WWII

Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, the WWII-set All the Light We Cannot See will arrive on Netflix this fall. Netflix has released the latest teaser trailer for All the Light We Cannot Seea WWII-set limited series based on the 2014 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, showing off the chemistry, drama and battles that helped make the … Read more

Shawn Levy’s intimate look at WWII brings cruelty and hope to the small screen

Netflix’s All The Light We Cannot See teaser trailer shares Shawn Levy’s emotional depiction of World War II during wartime. Before Shawn Levy rolls cameras on Deadpool 3 for Marvel, the contributing director of Stranger Things returns to Netflix for All The Light We Cannot See, an emotional World War II mini-series. Adapted from Anthony … Read more