Selah and the Spades, 2019. Directed by Tayarisha Poe. Starring Lovie Simone, Celeste O’Connor, Jharrel Jerome, Ana Mulvoy-Ten, Evan Roe, Cody Sloan, Rae Bell and Jesse Williams. SYNOPSIS: At a boarding school where students are divided into factions, the leader of the drug-dealing Spades grooms her successor. In the current climate of uncertain release schedules […]
First trailer for Ava DuVernay’s Central Park Five drama When They See Us
Netflix has released the first trailer and a batch of images for its limited series When They See Us. Directed by Ava DuVernay, the series tell the story of the Central Park Five – five teenagers of colour who were wrongfully convicted of a rape and assault they did not commit and spans the 25 […]
Ava DuVernay’s Central Park Five adds Felicity Huffman, Jharrel Jerome and Jovan Adepo
Earlier this month it was announced that Michael K. Williams (The Wire), Vera Farmiga (The Conjuring) and John Leguizamo (John Wick) have been cast in Ava DuVernay (Selma, A Wrinkle in Time) new limited series Central Park Five, and now we have word that Felicity Huffman (American Crime), Jharrel Jerome (Moonlight) and Jovan Adepo (Fences) […]
Netflix releases trailer for female wrestling drama First Match
Ahead of its premiere at South by South West and arrival on Netflix later this month, a poster and trailer have been released for writer-director Olivia Newman’s upcoming drama First Match. Based on Newman’s 2010 short of the same name, the film features a cast that includes Elvire Emanuelle, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Colman Domingo, Jharrel Jerome, […]
Exclusive interview with Jharrel Jerome on Mr. Mercedes
Tai Freligh interviews Jharrel Jerome from Mr. Mercedes… Jharrel Jerome (Moonlight) plays Jerome in Mr. Mercedes, the television show based on the Stephen King novel of the same name. Tai Freligh with Flickering Myth interviewed him at Comic-Con 2017 and asked him about his character on the show, what he learned from Jack Bender and […]
Blu-ray Review – Moonlight (2016)
Moonlight, 2016. Written and Directed by Barry Jenkins Starring Trevante Rhodes, Andre Holland, Janelle Monae, Ashton Sanders, Jharrel Jerome, Naomie Harris, and Mahershala Ali. SYNOPSIS: Moonlight, fresh off its “Wait, what just happened?” Best Picture win at the Oscars, arrives on Blu-ray. The disc has a commentary track by director Barry Jenkins that’s worth a […]
60th BFI London Film Festival Review – Moonlight (2016)
Moonlight, 2016. Directed by Barry Jenkins. Starring Trevante Rhodes, Andre Holland, Janelle Monáe, Ashton Sanders, Jharrel Jerome, Naomie Harris, and Mahershala Ali. SYNOPSIS: A timeless story of human connection and self-discovery, Moonlight chronicles the life of a young black man from childhood to adulthood as he struggles to find his place in the world while growing […]
