In 2003 filmmaker and activist James Spooner’s film “Afro-Punk” was released and challenged society’s perception of black identity and the traditionally white punk scene. Also in 2003, Michael Muhammad Knight self published “The Taqwacores“, a book created to mend the … Continue reading →
Let the Right One In is a film set in the Stockholm suburb of Blackeberg in 1982. Oscar, an overlooked and bullied boy, finds love and revenge through Eli, a beautiful but peculiar girl who turns out to be a … Continue reading →
I’ve been re-reading Borderlands: La Frontera this week and have been preoccupied with the passages describing the Shadow Beast. This morning I wondered why that was and then I realized that Halloween is coming up, a time when I tend … Continue reading →
In the last couple of weeks a bunch of new Muppet videos have been popping up online. This has increased the quality of my life tenfold. As most Muppet fans know, Forgetting Sarah Marshall writer and star Jason Segel was … Continue reading →
Earlier this week I blogged my excitement for this year’s NYAFF. Thanks to my BFF, The Barnes, I ended up seeing four films that thrilled me and made visions of decapitated villains dance in my dreams. Two of the four … Continue reading →
I love the feedback and opportunities for thoughtful interaction that I get through my profile on afropunk.com. Within this space, I recently re-posted an older blog entry I had written a while ago about Girl Antagonists in Cinema. Matrix commented … Continue reading →
