What’s better than one diva headlining this year’s Super Bowl LIV Halftime show? Two! Repping Latina talent from Barranquilla to the Bronx, Colombian rock-pop queen Shakira and Nuyorican superstar Jennifer Lopez touched down on Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium Sunday night — and put on a show you “can’t remember to …
Read More »'Brian Banks' Is A Criminal Justice Film That Never Breaks Free of Its Premise
In the era of #MeToo, in which women are finally being given a voice against sexual predators, a movie about a false rape accusation feels like a tough sell. Brian Banks is an earnestly told true story of criminal injustice focusing on Banks (a terrific Aldis Hodge in a bust-out …
Read More »The NFL Panders to Trump
Colin Kaepernick is suing the National Football League for colluding against him, and his case keeps improving. One day before the league announced its stupefying plan to suppress the protests against racial injustice, documents and testimony uncovered by Kaepernick’s lawsuit revealed that teams consider him talented enough to be a …
Read More »Papa John's Apologizes For Blaming Player Protests On Declining Sales
In a series of tweets on Tuesday, Papa John’s apologized for making “divisive” comments, saying they believe in the right to protest inequality and support the “players’ movement to create a new platform for change.” The pizza chain also gave neo-Nazis the middle finger in their apology after white supremacist …
Read More »