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Ayo Edebiri and Andrew Garfield Aren’t Afraid To Make You Uncomfortable In 'After The Hunt' After The Hunt is a sleek and unflinching time capsule of the past five years of #MeToo discourse that isn't afraid to make you uncomfortable, and neither are Ayo Edebiri and Andrew Garfield. Refinery...

interviewed ayo edebiri and andrew garfield for ‘after the hunt’, which i have a lot of (mostly positive!) thoughts on: https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2025/10/11937612/after-the-hunt-review-ayo-edebiri-andrew-garfield-interview

The Entire Celebrity Interview Ecosystem Is Flawed — It’s Not Just Influencers It would be easy to chalk up Hannah Berner’s blunder with Megan Thee Stallion as a celeb interview gone wrong, but that would be downplaying the magnitude of the microaggression that was on full displ...

The Entire Celebrity Interview Ecosystem Is Flawed — It’s Not Just Influencers. Strong read by @kathleennb.bsky.social b.bsky.social www.refinery29.com/en-us/megan-...

The Entire Celebrity Interview Ecosystem Is Flawed — It’s Not Just Influencers It would be easy to chalk up Hannah Berner’s blunder with Megan Thee Stallion as a celeb interview gone wrong, but that would be downplaying the magnitude of the microaggression that was on full displ...

wrote about whether it’s time to abolish influencers on red carpets. i don’t think the answer is that simple. https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/megan-thee-stallion-hannah-berner-influencers-red-carpet-interviews-journalism

it’s racism. the other thing is racism.

the only explanation at this point is that the awarding bodies leaving out SING SING and NICKEL BOYS just didn’t watch them. oh, and the other thing.

Viola Davis Won The Cecil B DeMille Golden Globe & It Should Have Been Televised And after receiving the Cecil B. DeMille Golden Globe, one of the most coveted honors of her career, Viola Davis deserves better than to be at the center of controversy surrounding the show because th...

I came to this late, but it was right on time. Thanks, @kathleennb.bsky.social

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The Best Performances Of The Year Were Black From Colman Domingo in Sing Sing to Zendaya in Challengers and Ryan Destiny in The Fire Inside and more, these are the best onscreen performances of 2024 by Black folks.

last piece of the year on the best performances of the year https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2024/12/11830656/best-black-movie-performances-2024

merry christmas! the art and world we want to see are possible our duty is to make possibility legible and persuasive. may we live up to the task.

The winners and losers of pop culture in 2024 Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud · Episode

Had the best time on this episode of Commotion with @elamin.bsky.social @kathleennb.bsky.social and @nikostratis.com talking about the winners and losers of 2024. open.spotify.com/episode/0wo1...

this made me sob. all of these women are so deserving of this moment!!!

HOW LUCKY ARE WE TO LIVE IN THE TIME OF BEYONCÉ!!!!!!

'Wicked’s' Elphaba Has Always Been Black. Cynthia Erivo’s Stunning Performance Cements It Of course Wicked's Elphaba was always Black girl coded. With her nonconformist activist spirit, resilience, strength in the face of insurmountable challenges and a less-talented blonde girl trying to ...

I’ve only been vaguely interested in this movie, but now, because of @kathleennb.bsky.social ’s article, a need to be fully seated and present has come stunningly into focus:

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TFCA Friday: Week of Nov. 22 - Glicked Edition! - Toronto Film Critics Association Movie reviews for Wicked, Gladiator II, All We Imagine as Light, Never Look Away, Maria, The Piano Lesson, Witches, and more!

On THE PIANO LESSON 🎹
"Deadwyler rises to the challenge" - @kathleennb.bsky.social

On NEVER LOOK AWAY 📹
"Lawless’s portrait of Moth is one of fierce resilience" - @rachelwest.bsky.social

Plus:
@patmullen.bsky.social intvws Lucy Lawless & Payal Kapadia

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'Wicked’s' Elphaba Has Always Been Black. Cynthia Erivo’s Stunning Performance Cements It Of course Wicked's Elphaba was always Black girl coded. With her nonconformist activist spirit, resilience, strength in the face of insurmountable challenges and a less-talented blonde girl trying to ...

Elphaba may be green but she's also Black #Wicked www.refinery29.com/en-us/2024/1... via @kathleennb.bsky.social

sorry to my deadlines new kendrick just dropped

'Wicked’s' Elphaba Has Always Been Black. Cynthia Erivo’s Stunning Performance Cements It Of course Wicked's Elphaba was always Black girl coded. With her nonconformist activist spirit, resilience, strength in the face of insurmountable challenges and a less-talented blonde girl trying to ...

to me, elphaba has always been Black. on wicked & all the ways in which cynthia erivo’s performance broke me (complimentary!!!) + cynthia herself on how her blackness & queerness informed her elphaba: https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2024/11/11816225/cynthia-erivo-wicked-review-elphaba-black

With 'The Piano Lesson,' It’s Danielle Deadwyler’s Time. Finally. This edition is all about Danielle Deadwyler in The Piano Lesson, in theaters now and on Netflix Friday, Nov. 22.

in the latest edition of my WHAT’s GOOD column, i wrote about danielle deadwyler, one of the most exhilarating talents in the game right now, and her breathtaking work in ‘the piano lesson’ https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2024/11/11780548/danielle-deadwyler-the-piano-lesson-review