Originally announced in 2022, “Orphan Black: Echoes” takes place in the same universe as its predecessor, though several decades into the future. Human cloning is now illegal, but that hasn’t stopped scientists from creating what are now called “printouts.” The series begins with Lucy (Krysten Ritter) waking up in a room where a therapist (Keeley … Read more
With these films and stars, it was as if major Hollywood studios and smaller independent studios were trying to recreate the template that proved so financially advantageous during the heyday of Blaxploitation. Blaxploitation was an ethnic sub-genre of the action film that was wildly popular in the early-to-mid-1970s, following on the heels of the success … Read more
The following table of contents features all articles published during Black Writers Week 2024 (June 17th through June 23rd). —The Editors REVIEWS Naked Acts by Niani Scott Slave Play. Not a Movie. A Play. by Brandon Towns FEATURES Introduction to Black Writers Week 2024 by Robert Daniels & Chaz Ebert What My Mother Didn’t Tell Me About … Read more
Directed by and starring Dev Patel, the Jordan Peele production Monkey Man begins streaming on Peacock next week The Dev Patel-directed, Jordan Peele-produced action film Monkey Man (you can read our review at THIS LINK) reached theatres back at the start of April and underperformed at the box office, pulling in just $34 million worldwide. It received a … Read more
The first trailer for Venom: The Last Dance could be released next week, giving us our first glimpse at the conclusion of the trilogy. With just five months to go until the release of Venom: The Last Dance, we surprisingly know very little about the movie, but that’s all set to change as there have … Read more
The Fall Guy is looking to hit VOD services on Tuesday, less than three weeks after launching its too-short theatrical run. The Fall Guy stands as probably the greatest love letter to movie stuntmen ever. But it might have accidentally brought more attention to another aspect of the film world: the ever-decreasing theater-to-VOD release window. … Read more
For over a decade, RogerEbert.com has been turning over its entire content stream to female writers, and 2024 is our most ambitious year to date. Below, find links to all of our reviews and articles, over three dozen in total: REVIEWS “Bella” by Nell Minow “Cabrini” by Tomris Laffly “Queens” by Cristina Escobar INTERVIEWS Female … Read more
I’m not going to speculate too much about why so many of our beloved contributors wanted to write about horror, this year, but we had a number, all with exceptional insight and context. Ashley Bardhan looks at the popular convention of the “final girl” in horror movies, Beth Accomando discusses of body horror in 2023’s … Read more
Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, armorer on western Rust, will stand trial beginning next week on charges of manslaughter and tampering with evidence. Things are looking even grimmer for Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the armorer on troubled western Rust. As determined by a judge just one week out from her trial, Gutierrez-Reed will indeed stand before the court despite trying … Read more
Daredevil: Born Again will finally resume shooting next week after a lengthy hiatus and creative retooling. According to THR, Daredevil: Born Again will finally resume shooting on Monday. The Disney+ series was in the midst of production when it was forced to shut down last summer due to the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. During that … Read more