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October 1, 2021

Midnight Mass: Was Jesus a Vampyr?!

MIDNIGHT MASS, from left: Samantha Sloyan, Hamish Linklater, (Season 1, ep. 106, aired Sept. 24, 2021). photo: ©Netflix / Courtesy Everett Collection On this episode..
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September 29, 2021

Borderland Apocrypha

On this episode of Margin Call, we welcome American Book Award winning poet Anthony Cody to discuss his recent work, a collection of poems exploring..
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September 25, 2021

Copy and Paste Black Culture: Your Movie is Racist

This week, it’s a Geek Force/Marlin’s Corner collaboration! Cat and Marlin deep dive into the reasons of why Netflix’s upcoming anime, “Bright: Samurai Soul” shouldn’t..
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September 18, 2021

Marvel Delivers Big with Shang-Chi

SHANG-CHI AND THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS, from left: Meng’er Zhang as Xialing, Simu Liu as Shang-Chi, Awkwafina, 2021. © Walt Disney Studios Motion..
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September 17, 2021

Movies That Are Meh: Kate and Frakenstein’s Monster

On this episode of Marlin’s Corner, Marlin reviews Netflix’s Kate and Amazon’s Cinderella. CategoriesMarlin's Corner
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September 11, 2021

There Was a War: 20 Years of Chaos

I got my start in journalism in the final days of the 20th century, assigned to an unusual beat: school shootings. I was a recent..
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September 11, 2021

9/11, Texas, and Afghanistan

On this episode of Margin Call, we welcome our political correspondent Travis Montez to discuss the baffling news of the day: voter suppression and anti-abortion..
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September 11, 2021

My Entire Life Has Been in the Shadow of 9/11

Commentary, Juan C. Mendoza I was only five months old on September 11, 2001, and I first learned about the events when I was 6. I..
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September 10, 2021

The Only Answer They Have is Jail’: A 13-Year-Old’s Story

By: “Z” – Originally Published on The Beat Within A ”ditching party” rocked in full swing at my mom’s house. A dozen teenagers and a..
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September 9, 2021

Candyman: The Stain of Black Trauma

CANDYMAN, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, 2021. ph: Parrish Lewis / © Universal Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection 29 years later and the legend of Candyman returns:..
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September 5, 2021

Things We Didn’t Ask For: Fortnite Meets MLK Jr.

This week on Geek Force, the Squad discuss the ultimate what ifs of episode 4 of “What If”. They examine the “Spider-Man 3: No Way..
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September 3, 2021

All Things Tim Burton

On this episode of Marlin’s Corner, Marlin reviews some Tim Burton films that are not his usual gothic or fairytale world films.  CategoriesMarlin's Corner
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August 29, 2021

We Miss You Chadwick

This week on Geek Force, the Squad examine Marvel’s official trailer of “The Eternals”. They also emotionally discuss Chadwick Boseman’s impact in episode 2 of..
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August 29, 2021

What A Week!: Exploring The Witcher Animated Movie and the State of Education

On this episode of Marlin’s Corner, Marlin talks about The Witcher animated movie and his most recent life event. CategoriesMarlin's Corner
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August 25, 2021

All Is Not Quiet, All Is Not Well: Perspectives on Afghanistan from an Afghan-American

Kabul, Afghanistan, August 1 2021, refugee children after the collapse of the country in August 2021 by the Taliban in the North of the country..