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,…
Read moreACT 6, SCENE 1 INT: GARAGE – LATE AFTERNOON AMED is looking out onto the horizon. He follows the sounds of sirens in the distance. REV (O.S.): Are those for me? AMED: They’re headed for Caniff Park. REV (O.S.): Good. There’s still time. I think I should go to…
Read moreACT 5, SCENE 1 INT: TRAP HOUSE – AFTERNOON LOCO stares at the mural which no long has the image of the GOATMAN. DISEMBODIED VOICES call out to LOCO his follows them. He stumbles over RICKY’S body. He looks down at RICKY, but feels nothing. GOATMAN (O.S.): More. Blood. LOCO looks up, but…
Read moreACT 4, SCENE 1 INT: GARAGE – AFTERNOON AMED is standing outside of the car and near the garage railing. He is at the top floor overlooking the HEIGHTS and the streets below. AMED looks below and contemplates. He starts to sway. Behind him the car window rolls down and REV pokes his head out….
Read moreACT 3, SCENE 1 INT – SISTER’S HOME OMAR BUTLER and SISTER NETTA BIRDSONG both standing over LEIGH. OMAR’S phone rings, but he sends it to voice mail. OMAR: I can’t believe you did this. SISTER: I got scared. She found the body in the basement. OMAR: Explain that part…
Read moreTEASER ACT 1, SCENE 1 INT: HOSPITAL – ICU MS. COLE gently caresses JAMAL COLE as he lies in a coma. JAMAL starts to convulse and the heart monitors go crazy. MS. COLE starts screaming for him. DOCTORS rush in and kick her out the room screaming. Without sound, the doctors and nurses move to…
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Jordan Peele and friends invite us to their take on Candyman this year. I reviewed it this Halloween season, because the original Candyman (1992) scared me as a child. The atmosphere in that film felt oppressive (even though I didn’t know what that word was then) and it never let up. I remember directly after…
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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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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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