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Musician-turned-filmmaker Boots Riley is not sorry when it comes to stirring his audience. Having disrupted the music industry as the leader of the leftist Oakland hip-hop group The Coup, he’s now set his sights on the film industry with the release of Sorry to Bother You – a surreal satirical take on capitalism and arguably the most innovative film to have hit the scene in recent years... Read more
When was the last time you signed a good petition? Was it to protest a social injustice? Police brutality? State signed acts of transphobia? Children being ripped away from their parents? Or was it to stop a TV show you’ve never seen because you didn’t like the trailer? Less than a week ago, Netflix unveiled the first full length trailer for its new teen comedy Insatiable and in that time a little over 160,000 people (and counting) have signed a petition to prevent its release... Read more
The annual Venice Film Festival has unleashed its full 2018 lineup ahead of the event’s kick off on August 29, offering a window into some of the major cinematic hits that’ll set the stage for awards season – and so the cycle continues. The festival’s artistic director Alberto Barbera revealed the roster today in Rome in what is being described as the “best lineup ever”, announcing some smashing hits as well as some stirring surprises... Read more
Starting August 1, there’s a buttload of content hitting Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon for you to feast those hungry eyes upon, so you can enjoy that indoor binge session and forget about the world for a few (hundred) hours. Read more
The annual Toronto International Film Festival is looming, having just released the first slate of its 2018 movie lineup. Until then, get yourself hyped for all the tasty new indie content comprising a number of exciting premieres and previous debuts heading to the big screens of Hogtown this Fall. Read more
Over the weekend, Nicole Maines was announced as being cast in the role during the Supergirl panel at San Diego Comic-Con, with the actress joining the rest of the cast on stage. “It seems only fitting that we have a trans superhero for trans kids to look up to,” Maines told the audience to rapturous applause. “I wish there was a trans superhero when I was little.” Read more
It’s been a helluva week for pop culture news, as the San Diego Comic-Con a.k.a. the granddaddy of comic book conventions wraps up its sci-fi animation mecca for another year after a feverish four days of cosplay contests, screenings, and countless panels with artists & showrunners. Read more
After Freeform chose not to do a Shadowhunters panel at San Diego Comic Con for what could be the final ever season of the show, fans threw a sassy hair flip in Freeform’s general direction and set up their own celebration of the show. That celebration was part protest and part promotion in support of the ongoing #SaveShadowhunters campaign. The centerpiece? A #SaveShadowhunters pedicab that circled SDCC. Read more
Starring Felicity Jones in the lead role of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, On the Basis of Sex is set for a Christmas release this year and is already starting its feverous Oscar push. Focus Features has released a new poster and a trailer for the upcoming biopic, which sheds light on the earlier life of one of America’s fiercest modern heroines. Read more
Hulu’s got the flavor this month with some cool as ice documentaries, frosty films, and shivery shows to chill those brains and soothe those eyes in the fever of the heat. Without further ado, let’s get stuck in! Read more