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  • Solo: A Star Wars Story: A Promising Prequel With an Even More Promising Lando

    The trouble with prequels is that it’s hard to raise the stakes when you already know certain characters are going to live. And in the same vein, you can predict who’s going to die, but Solo: A Star Wars Story was able to capture the exploration of a pre-New Hope universe with fun dialogue and…

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    Kristian 'Krit' Schmidt






    Published

    May 15, 2018
  • Winston Duke Says Black Women Have Been His No. 1 Fans

    Ever since the release of our favorite groundbreaking monster hit Black Panther, Tobagonian Winston Duke has accumulated a great following of fans for his portrayal of Jabari renegade M’Baku. He reprises his role as the Wakandan warrior in Avengers: Infinity War this week, so it is to be expected that the internet will have something…

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    Kristian 'Krit' Schmidt






    Published

    April 25, 2018
  • Don Cheadle Talks Social Media and How He Deals With Trolls

    For many years, Don Cheadle has received massive praise for both his dramatic acting chops in works like Hotel Rwanda, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for best actor, and his comedic ability in the series House of Lies, for which he received a Golden Globe. Not only is he a beast…

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    Kristian 'Krit' Schmidt






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    April 24, 2018
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