“Strange country,” uttered Bol Majur (Ṣọpẹ Dìrísù) a beat after he was scared to breathlessness. This will be the only note of humor during his entire stay in the house. “The house” is a reference to the depressing — not…
HBO’s Lovecraft Country Touches on Themes Relevant for Black Americans Today
On Saturday, Comic-Con@Home brought together the cast members of HBO’s brand new series, Lovecraft Country. The panel featured Jurnee Smollett, Jonathan Majors, Michael Kenneth Williams, Aunjanue Ellis, Wunmi Mosaku, Abbey Lee, and Courtney B. Vance. Sarah Rodman, executive editor of Entertainment Weekly,…
TV Review: Black Mirror 3×02 “Playtest”
To catch other reviews to Black Mirror episodes, click here. Black Mirror’s second episode Playtest brings to mind the type of virtual reality stories (think The Matrix, Existenz and Sword Art Online) that made ‘video games’ alone a popular subgenre in mainstream science fiction. Wyatt Russell (who you…