Month: October 2020

BGW: Lovecraft Country, Ep. 10, “Full Circle,” w/ Demetria L. Lucas

October 21, 2020 admin Lovecraft Country, Season One 0 Comments

Well, we’ve made it to the end of the season. Brooke & Britni are joined by writer and fellow TV lover Demetria L. Lucas to break down the Lovecraft Country season 1 finale, our favorite moments of the season, and what we’d like to see from season 2 of the hit HBO show.

Read Brooke’s interview with Misha Green about the finale, intention, colorism, and growing through critique on Shondaland: https://www.shondaland.com/inspire/a34418712/misha-green-lovecraft-country-finale/

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BGW: Lovecraft Country Ep. 9, “Rewind 1921,” w/ Dr. Imani Walker

October 12, 2020 admin Lovecraft Country, Season One 0 Comments

For the penultimate episode of HBO’s Lovecraft Country we head back in time to Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1921. And to help us process the trauma of the episode and provide advice for how Black creatives can process trauma on screen, we welcome psychiatrist and “Married to Medicine: LA” star, Dr. Imani Walker.

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BGW: Lovecraft Country Ep. 8, “Jiga-Bobo,” w/ Ihuoma Ofordire

October 5, 2020 admin Uncategorized 0 Comments

Black girl rage and stolen girlhood are centerstage in ep. 8 of Lovecraft Country, and the episode’s writer Ihuoma Ofordire stops by the show to help us process what white supremacy does to Black girls.

BGW: Lovecraft Country Ep 7, “I Am,” w/ Aunjanue Ellis

October 1, 2020 admin Lovecraft Country, Season One 0 Comments

Aunjanue Ellis

 

Hippolyta got something to say. This week, Lovecraft Country journeys across time and space as Hippolyta Freeman gets answers. To help us break it all down, we’re joined by the supremely talented (and cool!) Aunjanue Ellis, who chats with us about Lovecraft, Black women’s genius, and why she will forever love the Clark Sisters.

Read Brooke’s article on why we need more films about slavery here: https://zora.medium.com/we-need-slave-movies-just-not-the-ones-we-re-getting-39964a92c693

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