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Star Trek’s Jonathan Frakes on Discovery’s Trials and Filming During Covid-19
Jonathan Frakes may forever be known to Star Trek fans as Commander William Riker, the Next Generation role that he has carried on to this day in Picard and Lower Decks. But arguably his most vital contribution in Star Trek’s new era has been from behind the scenes, as one of Discovery’s most reliable directors.…
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Nia DaCosta’s Candyman Is a Haunting Fairytale Trapped in a Horror Franchise
Though director Nia DaCosta’s Candyman is the latest chapter in an iconic, decades-long slasher franchise, the movie is also one of the many recent studio projects trying to transmute the real-world horrors of anti-Black racism into a thrilling story meant to capture imaginations. Like its contemporaries, this feature walks in the footsteps of Bernard Rose’s…