‘Kong: Skull Island’: Maybe leave the ape alone
By Matthew C. Brown. Since its inception, the King Kong film franchise has reflected America’s fraught relationship with imperialism, white fright, xenophobia, and black slavery. When the original King Kong film was released in 1933, there were black people being…
File Under “EEEEE!”: Brie Larson Just Might Be Captain Marvel
By Jarrod Jones. It’s like that Eurythmics song says: Sweet dreams are made of this. Brie Larson is Marvel Studios favorite to play Captain Carol Danvers in its upcoming Captain Marvel movie, according to Variety. Larson just netted an Oscar for Room, so the only…
EVEN WITH AMY SCHUMER’S CAUSTIC WIT, ‘TRAINWRECK’ IS AN APATOVIAN COP-OUT
By Kyle G. King. Amy Schumer has undoubtedly had a huge year. Between hosting the 2015 MTV Movie Awards, rallying the success of her Comedy Central series Inside Amy Schumer, and screenwriting and starring in her first Hollywood feature, she’s…
