If the movie “Groundhog Day” and the video game “Halo” had a baby it’d probably be this next sci-fi flick starring Tom Cruise called “Edge Of Tomorrow.” Cruise plays Lt. Col. Bill Cage, an officer who has never seen a day of combat but finds himself dropped in a futuristic version of Normandy where he […]

The science fiction genre has been an enduring staple in American culture.  Playing with infinite possible outcomes of humanity’s evolution (or destruction), moviegoers open their minds to visions of utopian societies, androids and artificial intelligence. Unfortunately, that progressive thinking didn’t extend to people of color as most sci-fi movies in the earlier part of the […]

Sci-fi romances have always liked to challenge the notion of what love is and who (or what) is capable of having said feelings. Spike Jonze (director of “Where The Wild Things Are” and Kanye West’s “Flashing Lights”) puts his own spin on this familiar trope with his new film “Her.” Set in Los Angeles in […]

So I screened “Gravity” earlier this week.  Yes, I thought the cinematography was excellent and yes it definitely delivered on the thrills and chills. But no, I did not have a “come to Jesus” moment like most and no, it certainly did not change my life.  I credit that partly to Sandra Bullock, who is […]

Actor Billy Dee Williams is known by most people for two things; those smooth Colt 45 commercials and being the only Black man (on camera) in the original Star Wars. The veteran actor will be making an appearance at the Wizard World Toronto Comic Con this week where he will mix and mingle with Star […]

It’s hard to believe that 20 years ago, Morris Chestnut made his big screen debut in the coming of age drama, Boyz n the Hood.  Since then, Chestnut has enjoyed an enviable career by being one of the most consistent working black actors in Hollywood.  He’s reached heartthrob status with leading roles in smash hits […]

In the trailer for Transformers 3: Dark Of The Moon director Michael Bay continues to rewrite history with a conspiracy theorists lens.

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