Prior to the release of her debut single “My Church,” Maren Morris was perfectly content to live her life behind the scenes of the music industry as a songwriter in Nashville. “The Middle” singer made her entrance as a country…
The Hate U Give review: Socially timely, emotionally potent, and painfully essential
Your reality is not the same as everyone else’s. Circumstances outside of your control shape and affect your life and how you see the world. As a brown kid growing up in Chicago’s south side, I was shaped by my…
‘The Hate U Give’ Releases First Trailer
“Find your voice, change the world.” 20th Century Fox released the first official trailer for the film based on Angie Thomas’ break-through young-adult novel, The Hate U Give, during Sunday night’s BET Awards ceremony. Initially, there was a teaser for…
Tribeca 2018 Interview: Lady Monika Bacardi and Andrea Iervolino
At this year’s Tribeca Film Festival, a film called Blue Night premiered. The cast features such actors as Sarah Jessica Parker, Renee Zellweger, Taylor Kinney and Common. The film was produced by the AMBI Group which is run by Lady Monika…
Music Interview: Ariel Marx
We gotta give composers the credit they deserve. Without them, we may not evoke the same emotions during certain scenes in our favorite TV show or movie. We applaud them all. And right now, we’re giving it up for award-winning…
Movie Review: John Wick Chapter 2
I think it’s safe to say that John Wick has been quite the surprise. What many believed to just be a little brainless flick popping up out of nowhere, would go on to be one of 2014’s best actions films period.…