In this episode Ed Adams and Sharronda Williams take a look at two films: "Joker" and "Gemini Man," both now in theaters. "Joker" is a standalone DC film that follows Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix) as persona and circumstances transform him into his new ego - the Joker. The film is co-written and directed by Todd Phill... more
In this episode of the podcast hosts Edward Adams and Sharronda Williams do a little inner reflection as they discuss to pinpoint films: "Ad Astra" and "Judy.""Ad Astra" is Brad Pitts' futuristic space odyssey that stars himself as astronaut Roy McBride, a quiet, introverted man who undergoes a mission to stop a doomsd... more
This week Ed Adams and Sharronda Williams catch up about their festival activities and then dive into David Oyelowo's latest film, "Don't Let Go." In the film Oyelowo plays a L.A. detective trying to solve the death of his family with the help of his deceased niece. Don't Let Go: 3 out of 5 stars
This episode Ed Adams and Sharronda Williams dive into the first spinoff of the Fast & Furious movie franchise, "Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw." The film produced by and starring Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham brings their characters previously seen in previous F&F sequels into their own paralleled storyline.... more
This episode Ed Adams and Sharronda Williams break down Quentin Tarantino's ninth feature film, his love letter to the Hollywood that inspired him in "Once Upon a Time ... In Hollywood." The film follow Rick Dalton (Leonardo Di Caprio), a dimming star of Hollywood's golden age grapling with the new era that is on the ... more
Well, its finally here the long-anticipated remake of Disney's "The Lion King." Done almost entirely in CGI, this film once again takes us to Pride Rock, to follow the epic journey of Simba (Donald Glover) as he ascends the take his place as the king of the jungle. The film is directed by Jon Favreau who among other ac... more
This week Ed Adams and Sharronda Williams discuss the footnote of phase three of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, "Spider-Man: Far From Home." The film takes place after "Avengers: Endgame." And helps explain what happened while half the population was blipped away. The film stars Tom Holland, Samuel L. Jackson, Jake Gyl... more
On the 25th episode (Whoo-whoo!) we take a dive into alternate realities with the release of "Yesterday," and we catch up on the dystopian country of Gilead in season three of "The Handmaid's Tale." In "Yesterday," it is an event like no other - a nobody musician is struck by a bus during a world-wide blackout. When he... more
This episodes hosts Edward Adams and Sharronda Williams have breakdown three films currently in theaters or streaming. First up, we talk about Disney's "Toy Story 4," the latest installment in the franchise. In the latest tale Woody (Tom Hanks) and the toys are out to protect and save Forky (Tony Hale). Toy Story 4: 4 ... more
This episode we try to make sense of the final chapter of 20th Century Fox's X-Men saga, "Dark Phoenix." With so many rewrites, reshoots, and bad press, can this Phoenix rise above the naysayers and give a fitting finale to the franchise? We also discuss season five of Netflix's dark anthology series, "Black Mirror." W... more
This episode Sharronda Williams and co-host Ed Adams discuss "Godzilla: King of the Monsters" the long-awaited sequel to the 2014 release and the jump start of Warner Bros' "Monster-verse." The film is directed by Michael Dougherty and stars, Kyle Chandler, Vera Farmiga, Millie Bobby Brown, Ken Watanabe, Ziyi Zhang, Br... more
On this episode, Ed Adams and Sharronda Williams discuss Ava Duvernay's latest project - "When They See Us" a four-part miniseries about five young, men of color: Raymond Santana, Kevin Richardson, Antron McCray, Yusef Salaam, and Kharey Wise who became infamously known as the Central Park Five. The case which dominate... more
In this episode, Ed Adams and Sharronda Williams deep dive into three films to kick off the Summer movie season: Aladdin; John Wick Chapter 3: Parabellum, and Brightburn. With director Guy Ritchie in the driver's seat, was Will Smith able to take on the Genie, or is he still too much of a Fresh Prince? John Wick is bac... more
This episode, hosts Edward Adams and Sharronda Williams discuss "Poms" and "Pokémon Detective Pikachu." Sharronda was still a bit under the weather but chimed in on what works with Zara Hayes' new film "Pom" starring Diane Keaton, and Jacki Weaver. We also discuss the much anticipated "Detective Pikachu" starring Ryan... more
On this episode, Sharronda and Ed find out they have more in common than they realize when Ed reveals he bought a flute on a drunken, midnight shopping spree. And we review the latest addition to the DC Extended Universe, the original Captain Marvel who by the powers of attorneys, not the gods, is forever now known as ... more
This week Ed Adams and Sharronda Williams discuss Jordan Peele's latest social horror film, "Us." As with his first critically-acclaimed film, "Get Out," there are layers upon layers of social commentary, cultural references, and introspect that we dedicated an entire show to try to unpack the film a bit. The film foll... more
This week the trio devote the entire show to Marvel’s first entry for 2019 and another score for Women’s History Month, Captain Marvel. Will the MCU’s first (and currently only) female led film in a decade reach its full binary potential? Find out why Captain Marvel scored a 3.5 and where Sharronda is going next week!
March is Women’s History Month and this week the trio discuss two women led projects: “Greta," starring Isabelle Huppert and Chloë Grace Moretz currently in theaters, and “Russian Doll," Amy Poehler's latest comedy starring Natasha Lyonne and Charlie Barnett currently streaming on Netflix. Did the creepy thriller snag ... more
Welcome back movie buffs! This week on the podcast we Discuss “The Umbrella Academy”, “Fighting With My Family”, and the end of a trilogy - “How To Train Your Dragon 3: The Hidden World”How we rated them: Umbrella Academy - 4 starsHow To Train Your Dragon 3: The Hidden World - 4 starsFighting With My Family - 4 stars
In this episode (yeah its a bit tardy for the party) we discuss Taraji P. Henson's latest film, "What Men Want" and ask do we really know what audiences want. Ed and Maria review "The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part."
We're back after our holiday hiatus and kicking off season two of the B-Roll Podcast! We decided to change the show up a bit so you get to hear more of our independent voices and thoughts on movies we've seen. In this episode we discuss M. Night Shyamalan's latest film "Glass." This is the long-awaited addition to Shy... more
This episode we review "The Happytime Murders" and "Kin" and discuss the representation on the big screen. When you build your own table, who do you invite to sit with you?
In this week’s episode we review films Crazy Rich Asians, Mile 22 and discuss inclusion in film. Can Crazy Rich Asians give Asian-american filmmakers the invite to have a say in Hollywood. After watching Mile 22 why we are still using mediocre white men to sell action films.
In this week’s episode we review The Equalizer 2, Mission: Impossible - Fallout, Teen Titans GO! to the Movies, and discuss why there are so many successful action franchises actors well over 45, and no successful vehicles featuring actors under 40.
Can you name 5 dark skinned actresses under 30? The trio discuss Colorism in casting and how one can use their privilege to strive for my equitable casting. Colorism, coined by Alice Walker in 1982, is prejudice or discrimination against individuals with a dark skin tone and falsely attributing negative attributes to t... more