Damn Fine TV/Film
Among Sundance's 2019 offerings, Greener Grass made a name for itself with both audiences and critics alike. The surreal meets suburbia comedy comes out of the festival as one of this year's must-see entries. 25YL recently caught up with the film's writing/directing team of Jocelyn DeBoer and Dawn Luebbe as well as producer Natalie Metzger. …
“I love the Lord and all his black people.” This is what Spence (Bill Duke) makes anyone around him say when they allude to slavery, particularly in the context of basketball---that he, as a coach, is “cracking the whip,” for example. It’s a line that thus runs through High Flying Bird and is heard in …
Continue reading "A Netflix Original Film: High Flying Bird"
Paterson screened in cinemas in late 2016. I remember this distinctly because I saw the posters plastered all over the London underground. They seemed unusual to me, Adam Driver and Golshifteh Farahani curled into each other on a rumpled bed, and it seemed wonderfully simple and quiet. I didn’t catch it in the cinemas, but when …
The core representatives of two of the most critically acclaimed films of 2018 are set to team up in the ever-expanding (and always-spending) Netflix universe. As reported by Variety on February 12th, Black Panther actor Chadwick Boseman is in negotiations to star in BlackkKlansman director Spike Lee's next film, titled Da 5 Bloods, which itself is in …
Continue reading "Chadwick Boseman and Spike Lee To Join Forces"
I was too young to see Muriel's Wedding at the cinema on its initial release but I remember sitting down with my mum a year or so later when it premiered on UK TV screens and I knew instantly that I was watching something special. It would be easy to describe this movie as a …
Continue reading "Film25YL: Gabby Millgate Discusses Muriel’s Wedding"
Dr. Robin R. Means Coleman, Vice President and Associate Provost for Diversity at Texas A&M and author of 2011's Horror Noire: Blacks in American Horror Films from the 1890s to Present, spoke with 25YL following the release of the Shudder original documentary based on her book. We hope you enjoy the interview and check out …
Continue reading "25YL Interviews: Horror Noire’s Dr. Robin R. Means Coleman"
It’s been a long, nerve-wracking wait for horror fans expecting news on the beloved Creepshow franchise. Luckily, we’ve got some updates that are sure to thrill even The Creep himself. Catch up with these nuggets as we get closer to the series premiere later this year. The Series Is Finally In Production! First things first---Creepshow …
In the 2018 Shudder film, Revenge, written and directed by, Coralie Fargeat, the audience is given a new spin on what might otherwise be a brutal and redundant storyline. I’ve always been attracted to films that have something a little wild about them. Revenge offered a lot of what I usually enjoy in a movie. …
We’ve all heard the stories; a young starlet death, the prop which only brings misfortune to its owner, devastating news for a crew member. They seem like nothing more than bad luck, but together the threads of stories just like these are the stuff that legends are made of. Streaming service Shudder wants to know …
Horror fans rejoice! Fangoria is back and better than ever. Much of the credit for its revival goes to new editor-in-chief Phil Nobile Jr. The ever busy editor talked to 25YL about the horror icon's return. 25YL: Thanks for talking to us. The first edition under your watch is getting rave reviews from horror fans. …