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Beauty in Black Season 2: Power, Money, and Chaos Are Back on September 11, 2025!
Okay, friends, grab your snacks and a comfy chair, because Beauty in Black Season 2 is almost here, on September 11, on Netflix. It promises even more drama, intrigue, and jaw-dropping moves than the first season. Yes, like before, there’s plenty of time to soak in the chaos, bringing the signature mix of charm and edge.
By Sara Yahia4 months ago in Critique
3 TV Shows and 10 Truths: From Background Hummus to Main Course
For decades, Hollywood treated Arab women like background hummus, flat, decorative, and just there to make someone else look exotic. Veiled, silent, or sighing theatrically, they were reduced to one-note caricatures. Finally, that’s changing.
By Sara Yahia4 months ago in Critique
So I watched Wednesday...again. Content Warning.
This week, I watched Wednesday, Season Two Part Two on Netflix and I have more notes than I did when I first watched Wednesday on Netflix in 2022. Someone told me to watch The Vanity Fair interview on YouTube because my theory corresponds with something Jenna Ortega had said in the interview.
By Parsley Rose 4 months ago in Critique
Retro, Risqué, and Remarkably Relevant: Netflix’s "Aema" Makes History Sizzle
Netflix threw us a curveball this summer. On August 22, 2025, the streamer dropped a gem... a historical comedy-drama rooted in one of Korea’s most controversial pop-culture relics: Madame Aema. For the uninitiated, Madame Aema was a wildly popular and scandalous series of erotic films that exploded in 1980s Korea, sparking debates on censorship, morality, and who gets to control women’s stories.
By Sara Yahia5 months ago in Critique
Tears in rain
Just watched Blade Runner, first time on the big screen, one of my local cinema's 'throwback' screenings of classic cinema history. I'd streamed it only a few weeks ago and was underwhelmed. Having seen the movie on the little screen so many times, I had pretty much lost interest in it.
By Raymond G. Taylor5 months ago in Critique
Vanessa Kirby Breaks Bad in "Night Always Comes"
In a cinematic moment where thrillers are often dressed in glossy action tropes, Night Always Comes strikes a rawer note, placing Vanessa Kirby at the heart of a story as much about America’s crumbling safety nets as about a woman’s descent into crime.
By Sara Yahia5 months ago in Critique
The Menu – A Macabre Reflection on Passion, Power, and the Price of Meaning
The Menu is billed as a black comedy, but aside from a few moments, I didn’t laugh much. Instead, I saw it as an exaggeration of truths that already exist in elitist American life. The absurd premise is certainly darkly humorous, but beneath the satire, many moments rang uncomfortably real — especially in its depiction of the arrogant, egotistical ways of the 1%.
By Lolly Vieira5 months ago in Critique
Weapons Review: an extraordinary fusion of horror and humor
Weapons, directed by Zach Cregger, is a horror film destined to make cinema history, just like The Exorcist, It, and The Substance did. A few days ago, this incredible story achieved a perfect score of 100% on the influential website Rotten Tomatoes, and it truly deserves it.
By Ninfa Galeano5 months ago in Critique
Ethan Slater joins as Erin Moriarty returns to ‘Gen V’ Season 2: Deets Inside
The upcoming season of Gen V is generating buzz. Ethan Slater joins as Thomas Godolkin. Erin Moriarty will reprise her role as Starlight. Chace Crawford’s The Deep and Nathan Mitchell’s Black Noir will also return. The trailer was revealed at San Diego Comic-Con. It showed Starlight saving Jaz Sinclair’s character.
By Dena Falken Esq5 months ago in Critique
