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‘Bad Hair’ Trailer: Justin Simien’s Sundance Horror Satire Follows A Killer Weave

October 1, 2020 2:14 pm

Horror likes to warn of us many societal ills. Last year, Peter Strickland made the horror-comedy "In Fabric," about a hexed killer dress that curses everyone who wears it. This year, Justin Simien, the filmma...

‘Bad Hair’ Teaser Trailer: Justin Simien’s Killer Weave Sundance Movie Is Coming To Hulu

Rodrigo Perez

August 13, 2020 5:13 pm

News, Trailers

Kinky, curly, afro-centric hair and bad hair are not synonymous, but obviously complicated topics, not only in Black culture, but Black and BIPOC filmmaking too, especially on a society that seems to favor str...

‘How To Fake A War’ Trailer: Jay Pharoah Causes Global Unrest To Gain Stardom In New Comedy

Valerie Thompson

July 15, 2020 11:01 am

News, Trailers

Staying relevant at all costs has somehow overtaken truth itself. Celebrity over science, money over prestige, the whole theater of the absurd is playing out on a one-size-fits-all, 24-hour news cycle. V...

‘Bad Hair’: Some Inspired Ideas Don’t Necessarily Weave Together In Justin Simien’ Latest [Sundance Review]

Gregory Ellwood

January 24, 2020 11:56 am

Awards Campaign, Festivals, News, Reviews

PARK CITY – Justin Simien is a world builder. He may not realize how impressive he is at it (or, hey, maybe he does), but when you see a Simien production it is going to have layers. It is going to have depth ...

‘Unsane’ Trailer: Claire Foys Gets Delusional In Steven Soderbergh’s New Movie

Christian Gallichio

January 29, 2018 12:34 pm

News, Trailers

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It seems everywhere you look recently in film and television, Steven Soderbergh has one project or another kicking around. In addition to releasing his “return” to film with “Logan Lucky” last August, he has pr...

‘White Famous’ Trailer: Jay Pharoah’s Comedy Journey Leads To Jamie Foxx

Kevin Jagernauth

August 8, 2017 10:28 am

News, Television, Trailers

There is a bizarrely large number of TV shows right now about stand-up comedians. Granted, write-what-you-know is sound advice, but Showtime seems particularly invested in the lives of joke-makers, with "I'm Dy...

An All-Star Cast Steps Up To ‘Sing’ In New Trailer For Animated Musical

Kevin Jagernauth

November 2, 2016 11:11 am

Trailers

There's a certain breed of cinephile who may turn up their nose at "Sing," the upcoming, ridiculously star-laden animated musical featuring Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Seth MacFarlane, Scarlett Joha...