All posts by Erica Vain
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‘Beyond The Gates’ Episode 3 Recap: Anita’s Explosive Release and the Power of Community
In episode 3 of Beyond The Gates, Anita Dupree finally releases the rage and fear she's been holding...
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‘Frank & Louis’ Film Review – A Tender Take on Compassion Confronting Cruelty
Petra Biondina Volpe’s “Frank & Louis” is a tender exploration of an often-forgotten subset of our population: aging...
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‘If I Go Will They Miss Me’ Film Review – A Profound, Tender Visual Poem on Black Fatherhood and the Permission to Be Loved
Walter Thompson-Hernández’s feature debut “If I Go Will They Miss Me” (expanded from his 2022 Sundance Short Film...
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‘The Disciple’ Film Review – His Own Worst Witness
What unfolds across the documentary's runtime is a frustrating exercise in surface-level storytelling that somehow manages to make...
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‘Beyond The Gates’ Season 2 Episode 2 Recap: Cousins, Chaos, and Questionable Choices in Fairmont Crest
There's so much happening at Fairmont Crest this week that I'm honestly a little overwhelmed—but in the best...
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‘Beyond The Gates’ Season 2 Episode 1 Recap: When Family Becomes Your Lifeline
I thought Kat was going to have the power to break me down every episode with her tears...
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‘The Family Business’ Season 6 Episode 6 Recap: Junior Finally Gets a Reality Check
After five and a half episodes of watching Junior Duncan spiral into absolute foolishness, we finally got an...
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‘The Family Business’ Season 6 Episode 5 Recap: When Wedding Bells Ring and Bullets Fly
Sometimes The Family Business gives us everything we need, and sometimes... it leaves us wondering what just happened....
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‘The Family Business’ Season 6 Episode 4 Recap: Junior’s Alliance Crumbles While Bobby Can’t Function Without Love
This week on The Family Business, Orlando confronts Roman about a DNA test, Junior finally starts to see...
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‘The Family Business’ Season 6 Episode 3 Recap: Junior’s Alliance of Losers Claims Its First Victim
Just when I thought Junior Duncan couldn't sink any lower, he's out here yukking it up with racist...
