In the Moonlight, Ocky Williams is still Light Skin
After a brief drought, I’m back with some follow up reflections on the film Moonlight. In the podcast I touch on: My connection with the film as it relates to my coming of age as a non-heterosexual Black kid. How self-identified Black Queer men label…
WATCH: “Broad Shoulders” Short Film Starring Taylor Bennett
Just over a week after publicly coming Out as bisexual, Chance The Rapper’s brother, Taylor Bennett, can now add “actor” to his growing of adjectives. The rapper just released a short film companion piece to his debut album “Broad Shoulders.”
WATCH: Closeted Gay British Athletes in “The Pass” Film Trailer
With the success of Barry Jenkins’ “Moonlight,” we should expect to see more feature films about gay men cropping up by the dozens in 2017 and beyond, British filmmaker Ben A. Williams has already stepped up to the plate with “The Pass.”
WATCH: Documentary Trailer “I’m A Porn Star: Gay4Pay”
Why would Gay men want to watch Straight men pretend to have Gay sex when most times it looks fake, dispassionate and forced?
WATCH: Darius Clark Monroe’s DIRT
From the director who created the infamous short film SLOW, Darius Clark Monroe has a new short titled DIRT. Staring Segun Akande; this is beautifully shot, the cinematography is on point and it is captivating but to be honest, I have no idea what it’s about. Does…
CA Podcast #58 – The “Moonlight” Episode
In this podcast, Cypher Avenue co-founders Octavius Williams and Nick Delmacy give a SPOILER-FREE review of the new critically acclaimed LGBT film, “Moonlight.”
Bruh – Stop What You’re Doing and Watch the GET OUT Trailer Right Now!
Starring Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Bradley Whitford, Caleb Landry Jones and Catherine Keener; this suspense thriller is written and directed by Jordan Peele (yes that Jordan Peele from Key and Peele). Props to Peele’s creativity because this looks completely bat-shit crazy and the racial undertones…
Luke Cage: A 15 Point *Spoiler Free* Review
I almost feel like there is nothing left to say about Marvel’s Luke Cage on Netflix that already hasn’t already been said. There have been some very positive and glowing reviews of the series – created and executive produced by Cheo Hodari Coker – which upon…
Director Tim Burton’s Comments on Diversity Draw Criticism
I personally have never been a Tim Burton fan but that doesn’t mean I don’t think he is a great film maker or director. Years ago during Beetle Juice and Batman, I noticed the lack of non-pale ghostly looking folks in his films. So as a…
WATCH: Trailer For “Moonlight,” Black Gay Film By Barry Jenkins
Critically acclaimed director Barry Jenkins (Medicine for Melancholy) teases us with his new coming-of-age LGBT film “Moonlight,” releasing on October 21, 2016.
The Stars of Jungle Book with their Animal Characters
The trailer for Disney’s CG heavy The Jungle Book remake has been out for a little while now but finally we get to see the animals paired up with their real life counterparts. These new promotional photos for the film are impressive. The photos show…
WATCH: HORDE – A Ghost Zombie Motorcycle Gang Short
The story here is pretty simple which isn’t what makes this short good. What makes it good is its masterful way of using darkness and shadow to immerse you into this predictable tale. The animation is really good and has a bit of a noir…
Throw Back Thursday
We’re reaching back in time remembering music, cartoons, video games and pop culture to make you say “OH Snap…That Was My Shit!” The Gap Band – You Dropped A Bomb On Me Love Come Down – Evelyn “Champagne” King MC Lyte – Paper Thin…
WATCH: Short Film – The Black Boy and The Tree
The Black Boy and The Tree is a cerebral story written & directed by Shikeith, that follows a black man played by Michael Oloyede, into the woods where he attempts to convince a black boy to come down from a dangerous tree he has made…
Muthafuckin Trailers B!#ch!
I hope…I really hope we’re getting back to a somewhat mysterious place where movie trailers don’t reveal the entire movie plot in their preview teasers or trailers. Trailers for The Invitation or 10 Cloverfield Lane don’t give us a true sense of what these films…