JORDON BRIGGS

A few nights before writing this, I listened to a Bill Simmons podcast where he interviews writer/comedian Jerrod Carmichael, and they bring up Phantom Thread, the latest film from acclaimed director Paul Thomas Anderson. They praise it, and revel in “how good it is”. Some nights before this an old friend contacts me on Instagram and asks what I thought of Phantom Thread, and I said that liked it, but there was too much unfettered misogyny in the film, but everything else was

Many people love Constance Wu’s character Jessica Huang from Fresh off the Boat but the exploration of her inner personal life makes this character and show a classic. The very fact that a show can show a woman’s good qualities, as well as her failures, and has her come around full circle as a human, and does not judge her, makes this portrayal rare, and extremely important. Wu plays Jessica Huang, a wife, mother, co-owner of a restaurant, part-time realtor, and friend, among

From a recent episode of Jane The Virgin on the CW This fills me with so much joy. Two of the great Latina actresses on screen together. Rosario Dawson (left)  legend, chameleon, amazing person, activist, and one of the best actresses in hollywood today and for a long time. Gina Rodriguez,(right) rising star,  activist, resounding style, amazing person, one of the best actress today and one of the best up and coming actresses of today. This moment is historical. Rarely are La

Dir: Dee Rees Wri: Dee Rees Dee Rees, Christopher Cleveland, Bettina Gilois/story by Dee Rees, Horton Foote Prod: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3704352/ Starring: Queen Latifah, Mo’Nique, Michael K. Williams, Torry Kittles, Tika Sumpter This film can be found online Being punk is to be black. But is being black being punk? Yeah—mostly. Punk, like most American music is a child of the blues. But punk’s distinction from other forms of music, except for hip hop, and the blues, is

Childish Gambino and Chance the Rapper in the video for the “Worst Guys” Women in hip hop videos, since the late 90’s have more or less served a purpose as symbol if success and power and ultimately the identity of a rapper. But that might be changing. In the last two years certain famous to semi famous rappers have made videos void of the presence of the video vixen. Artists such as Earl Sweatshirt, Childish Gambino, J. Cole, Chance the Rapper, and even the Weeknd and Drake,