interviewed ayo edebiri and andrew garfield for ‘after the hunt’, which i have a lot of (mostly positive!) thoughts on: https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2025/10/11937612/after-the-hunt-review-ayo-edebiri-andrew-garfield-interview

The Entire Celebrity Interview Ecosystem Is Flawed — It’s Not Just Influencers. Strong read by @kathleennb.bsky.social b.bsky.social www.refinery29.com/en-us/megan-...

wrote about whether it’s time to abolish influencers on red carpets. i don’t think the answer is that simple. https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/megan-thee-stallion-hannah-berner-influencers-red-carpet-interviews-journalism

the only explanation at this point is that the awarding bodies leaving out SING SING and NICKEL BOYS just didn’t watch them. oh, and the other thing.

I came to this late, but it was right on time. Thanks, @kathleennb.bsky.social www.refinery29.com/en-us/2025/0...

last piece of the year on the best performances of the year https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2024/12/11830656/best-black-movie-performances-2024

merry christmas! the art and world we want to see are possible our duty is to make possibility legible and persuasive. may we live up to the task.

Had the best time on this episode of Commotion with @elamin.bsky.social @kathleennb.bsky.social and @nikostratis.com talking about the winners and losers of 2024. open.spotify.com/episode/0wo1...

this made me sob. all of these women are so deserving of this moment!!!

HOW LUCKY ARE WE TO LIVE IN THE TIME OF BEYONCÉ!!!!!!

I’ve only been vaguely interested in this movie, but now, because of @kathleennb.bsky.social ’s article, a need to be fully seated and present has come stunningly into focus: www.refinery29.com/en-us/2024/1...

On THE PIANO LESSON 🎹 "Deadwyler rises to the challenge" - @kathleennb.bsky.social On NEVER LOOK AWAY 📹 "Lawless’s portrait of Moth is one of fierce resilience" - @rachelwest.bsky.social Plus: @patmullen.bsky.social intvws Lucy Lawless & Payal Kapadia torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...

Elphaba may be green but she's also Black #Wicked www.refinery29.com/en-us/2024/1... via @kathleennb.bsky.social

sorry to my deadlines new kendrick just dropped

to me, elphaba has always been Black. on wicked & all the ways in which cynthia erivo’s performance broke me (complimentary!!!) + cynthia herself on how her blackness & queerness informed her elphaba: https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2024/11/11816225/cynthia-erivo-wicked-review-elphaba-black

in the latest edition of my WHAT’s GOOD column, i wrote about danielle deadwyler, one of the most exhilarating talents in the game right now, and her breathtaking work in ‘the piano lesson’ https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2024/11/11780548/danielle-deadwyler-the-piano-lesson-review