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Wunmi Mosaku on Sinners, Teyana Taylor on One Battle After Another, Sherin & Mae on Marty Supreme and Zootopia 2, Fionna and Cake Interviews at NYCC 2025
We chat with Wunmi Mosaku, Teyana Taylor, and the cast & creators of Fionna & Cake. Plus, hear some hot takes on Marty Supreme and Zootopia 2!
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Wake Up Dead Man: Knives Out and Prayers Up – The LA Premiere, the Press Conference, and the Review
On a dark and stormy night at The Academy Museum, we watched the premiere of Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, and we have a lot to confess
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André Leon Talley – Style is Forever
If you are in, or anywhere NEAR Atlanta, GA, I beg you, I beseech you, get over to the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) and check out Style is Forever a curated personal…
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New Orleans Film Festival – Day 1 Recap
From Oct 23 – 27th, the New Orleans Film Society took over the Contemporary Arts Center, the Times-Picayune building and various theatres around the city for film enthusiasts to enjoy 5 days of culture in…
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‘Natchez’ & ‘Swamp Dogg Gets His Pool Painted’ Conversations from DC/DOX 2025
Hear Sherin’s DC/DOX panel conversation with the Natchez creators, and revisit her time with the team behind Swamp Dogg Gets His Pool Painted.
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Bill and Ted Wait for Godot
On September 27th, I attended the Broadway preview of “Waiting for Godot,” starring Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter. The play surprised me with its profound themes of life, death, and the afterlife, surpassing my expectations.…
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‘A House of Dynamite’ – The Terror is in the Room with Us
On a Manhattan day, we pondered a world-ending scenario with the creatives and talent behind A House of Dynamite
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The Thursday Murder Club, BronzeLens 2025, Lynley, KPOPPED, Bon Appétit, Your Majesty
Sherin, Monique, and Philip get together for a deliciously jam-packed episode filled with cozy mysteries, film festivals, and food-fueled portal fantasies.
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Otakon 2025, Peacemaker S2, Highest 2 Lowest, Fast & Furious vs John Wick vs Transformers
Hear our hot takes on Otakon, Peacemaker S2, and Highest 2 Lowest. Also, hich franchise is king: Fast & Furious, John Wick, or Transformers?
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San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) 2025 – Boots on the Ground (Where the Fans Are At), Shinobi: Art of Vengeance, Eyes of Wakanda
Julian tells us about his time at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, before our Rioters dive into Eyes of Wakanda and Shinobi: Art of Vengeance.
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BIG MONSTER FEELINGS Panel at LightReel Film Fest 2025
Hear the BIG MONSTER FEELINGS panel, recorded live from DC’s LightReel Film Festival.
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BIG MONSTER FEELINGS Today at the Lightreel Film Festival
Some of your favorite RIOTERS & Friends are at Union Market today to defend out picks for best monster scenes in the movies.
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DJ Ben Ha Meen Talks ‘Jimi Hendrix: Purple Haze’ OGN at Fantom Comics
GGR has teamed up with Fantom Comics in DC to bring you a conversation with DJ Ben Ha Meen, the co-creator of the new space opera, Jimi Hendrix: Purple Haze.
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Pokémon Presents: ‘Pokémon Concierge’ S2, New Games, TCG Booster Packs + More
What are you looking forward to most? Let us know!
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SCAD TVFest 2025 Wrap-Up
Hear our roundup of this year’s SCAD TVFest, including snippets of panels from Marvel, Hallmark, Sony, and beyond.
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REVISITED: The Recruit – The Spy Who Landed In It
We infiltrate the new CIA-inspired comedy thriller, The Recruit, at the Spy Museum with Noah Centineo and Laura Haddock
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The ‘Champions of Magic’ are Chasing The Unbelievable
The Champions of Magic—Chasing The Unbelievable is now at the Kennedy Center D.C. from Nov 19 to Dec 1.
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Hallmark Countdown to Christmas – Jingle Stop Tour
Welcome to CHRISTMAS! It’s a TAD BIT EARLY…but who doesn’t LOVE a Hallmark Christmas Movie!? So, when we got the chance to go ring in the most wonderful time of the year a little early…
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Adult Swim’s Psi Cops Marathon
Later tonight on Adult Swim starting at midnight the network is airing marathon of the series PSI COPS. They’re airing episodes 1 through 8 uninterrupted until 2 AM EST. Here’s the schedule. Psi Cops 8/2…
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‘SING SING’: Louder
“That’s what I want you to take away with you. That radical love. Let this film be yours. And please, share it.” –Colman Domingo My journey with the arts is from birth. We might have…
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Feeling Like James Bond with ‘My Spy: The Eternal City’ at the International Spy Museum
At some point during 2020, the days melted together into a blob resembling the sourdough starter I kept forgetting to feed. One nondescript afternoon, I walked into my bedroom, started Amazon Prime Video, and took…
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Fly Me to the Moon: A night in DC
In Washington DC, a special screening of FLY ME TO THE MOON went behind the scenes to discuss the movie’s message, the importance of truth, and the sacrifices made by many in our attempt to…
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Sherin Takes on Tribeca 2024
For the second year, Sherin covered the Tribeca Film Festival for AWFJ. What did she think? So many thoughts.
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Riding Out with Manhunt: Catching an Assassin with Showrunner Monica Beletsky
We went to Busboys & Poets for an exclusive screening of Manhunt with the showrunner and executive producer Monica Beletsky and host Theodore Johnson
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Echoes of the Flower Moon: Martin Scorsese and Lily Gladstone at the National Museum of the American Indian
Sherin and Julian headed out to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian for a special event: a Killers of the Flower Moon ‘Clips and Conversations’ hosted by CNN’s Jake Tapper, featuring Academy Award…
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Moulin Rouge! at The Kennedy Center: Paint the Town Rouge
Moulin Rouge! The Musical is a stunningly gorgeous production and you’ll be happy to sing along.
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It’s Black Writers Week on RogerEbert.com
The Juneteenth National Independence Day marks the kick-off of RogerEbert.com’s third Black Writers Week. The celebration this week includes film and television, but also other aspects of the African-American experience.
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Sherin’s Takes on Tribeca 2023
Sherin covered the 2023 TRIBECA Film Festival for AWFJ. What did she think and what is her top pick?
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ACT: SWEET MIRAGE – TOMORROW X TOGETHER Concert Review
Concert Review of the Tomorrow X Together show in Washington, DC.
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Queen Charlotte: The Event, The Backstory, and the Review
The series unfolds like a six-course feast, made to delight you, satiate you, and keep you in your seat indulging in more. It’s lovely but it isn’t gentle.
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The Only Strings Attached Are Emotional: Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio
If GDT’s Pinocchio is about anything it is awakenings—the idea of rising to meet yourself or refusing to wake and never knowing flight.
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WHACHUDOIN’? with Chaz Ebert (feat. GEEK GIRL RIOT) from The LAKEFRONT FILM FEST 2021
Chaz Ebert (producer and CEO of several Ebert enterprises) joins Sherin Nicole and Nell Minow for a chat exploring what Chaz is up to today and how such a rich career came together.
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Comics Are The New Campfire – New York Comic Con 2017
I rode up to New York Comic Con on the train this year. The vibe was the same as being a kid on the bus to summer camp.
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Stars in Her Eyes: Star Trek: Discovery Panel – New York Comic Con 2017
We attended the Star Trek: Discovery panel at New York Comic Con.
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NYCC & Keanu Reeves Are Calling On You to Be a Hero and Donate to Puerto Rico Relief Efforts
New York Comic Con has teamed up with Keanu Reeves, Hollywood and Puerto Rican film makers, and CINE, to support The Puerto Rico Film Friends Relief Fund.
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Join The Geeky Gimp’s Birthday Event to Raise Money for the AbleGamers Charity!
To celebrate Geek Girl Rioter Erin’s birthday, she’s going to be fundraising for AbleGamers Charity, by streaming games on her Twitch channel!
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Gorillaz ArtMusicFare ‘Cause We’re All ‘Humanz’
Gorillaz will be performing their new album live in full tonight in London, and they have also released a four song sampler—featured in the tripped out short film Saturnz Barz (Spirit House).
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Just Remember to Wash Your Hands: Texas, Bathrooms, and SXSW
Think about it, the entire WORLD knows phrases like: “Don’t mess with Texas” or “God Bless Texas”, and as an LGBT woman of color, I am embarrassed to admit, I was worried about my welcome.
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When Artists Become Their Art: These Sculptures Merge Movie Directors with Their Most Iconic Characters
American visual artist Mike Leavitt carved wooden figures to portray his favorite movie directors as the most iconic characters they created.
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Nose In a Book, Ass In a Mercedes with Stephen King
The talk Stephen King gave that warm day, at the Nat Book Fest 2016, reached comedic levels we should start calling literary stand-up. No hyperbole. It was that good.
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Ron Perlman is Supple and Other Things You Learn at Awesome Con
Geek Girl Riot’s Sherin Nicole and Day Al-Mohamed attended Awesome Con in DC last weekend.
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We’re Crazy About The Met’s New “PsychoBarn” Installation
British artist Cornelia Parker has designed an art installation inspired by Psycho’s mansion, which has been constructed on the roof of New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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“Does [She] Ever Come to You in Your Dreams?”
Neil Gaiman x Junot Díaz, The Sandman comics, and Death.
