In light of recent events, I’ve decided to share a part of my novella about a woman faced with a decision. Needless to say, I was inspired by forewarned decision by the SCOTUS to federally ban the right to abortion. The years of debate leading up to this horrified me. So I had to write….
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Toni Morrison’s classic “The Bluest Eye” should be staple read for all Americans of every gender and shade. It’s a shame I only read it recently. I’ve been in the mood to read more classics from BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) writers. I started with the heavy hitters (like Toni Morrison, Maya Angelou,…
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Premise: A refugee couple makes a harrowing escape from war-torn South Sudan, but then they struggle to adjust to their new life in an English town that has an evil lurking beneath the surface. (Google) What I LOVED: I’m ashamed it took me this long to watch this horror/thriller. Not only is it acted to…
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Premise: Wikipedia defines Karen as “a pejorative term for a white woman perceived as entitled or demanding beyond the scope of what is normal.” At the height of the Black Lives Matter movement and rise of camera activism, the world began to see what a Karen in action looked like, in all her rage-filled privilege…
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We’re ten days away from our destination. Before I get to the review, I wanted you to check out the book I released last season, Karnevel. Premise: Six people unwittingly find themselves locked in another series of escape rooms, slowly uncovering what they have in common to survive — and discovering they’ve all played the…
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Premise: Picking up directly after the events of Halloween (2018), this sequel aims to add a bit more social commentary behind what Michael Myers represents. Along the way there’s a lot of slashing and blood. What I Didn’t Like: Halloween Kills tries too hard to be poetic. In this series, Mike Myers is a metaphor…
Read morePremise: Remember the first film? Remember the chills you got when our would-be thieves found out that “The Blind Man” was in fact a trained killer harboring some pretty dark secrets in his basement? Remember holding your breath as the remaining thieves tried to sneak around the house so that they wouldn’t get caught? Remember…
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Premise: It is not a remake of the 1982 film The Slumber Party Massacre, which revolved around a girls’ slumber party which becomes a bloodbath when an escaped mental patient arrives with a power drill. It is a continuation of the original film with a new generation. (Wikipedia) What I Liked: There’s a few nuggets…
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Originally published on Oct 25th 2020. Author’s Note: I’m republishing this review, because truly Slumber Party Massacre is a cult classic. The curse that all classics have is their remakes. SyFy is planning to release a reimagining /remake to the fold. Let’s remember what makes the original worth it before reviewing the remake. I vaguely…
Read moreIn an effort/promise to promote female directors, writers, and actors of color Welcome to Blumhouse in partnership with Amazon has released 4 films with a variety of melanin at every corner or stories with female leads. I thank them and applaud them for their effort. I will never take that away. Now let’s get to…
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