Birth of a Nation is Poorly Done Slavery Pain-Porn
Nate Parker stars in the Nat Turner biopic film, Birth of a Nation. While most true story adaptations include a few….
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Author: Valerie Complex
Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children: Another Tim Burton Borefest
Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children is the YA/action adventure film directed by the master of macabre, Tim Burton. This
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Valerie’s Complexium: Navigating Through Nerd Spaces
Originally posted at Black Girl Nerds Welcome to my column. I thank Jamie Broadnax and the BGN family for giving
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Admit it: Diversity Saved ‘Suicide Squad’
Suicide Squad director and writer David Ayer has written a screenplay that is flat and not very exciting. The editing is
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X-Men Apocalypse: Fox Wins But People of Color Lose
Don’t expect this movie to rely heavily on the source material. Director Bryan Singer presents a film that’s a hodge-podge
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Battle Angel Alita Lead Role Once Again Devoid of Asian American Prospects
In 2015, Nerdist announced that the live-action adaptation of the famed Japanese anime had been revived by directors James Cameron and
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10 Black Cosplayers You Should be Following on Social Media!
Originally posted on The Anime Complexium If you were to google “cosplay” or “cosplayer,” you will see a lot of
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Sex Kills: Urbance Pilot Available For Public Viewing
Originally posted at The Anime Complexium Urbance is a dystopian animated series — complete with sex, drugs, and violence —
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Four Hollywood Rip Offs of Motoko Kusanagi
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the theatrical release of Ghost in the Shell, (and 26 years since the
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Did Xena: Warrior Princess Inspire Legend of Korra?
In the 1990s, Xena: Warrior Princess — starring Lucy Lawless — ruled TV. Her chakram, armor, and famous warrior cry helped
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The NOC Review: RUNLOVEKILL #1
Written by Jonthan Tsuei and with art by Eric Canete, RUNLOVEKILL — which debuted last month — is a refreshing,
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Joe Glass and The Pride: LGBTQ Superheroes for a New Generation
Writer Joe Glass is out to change the world with his super powered comic book team The Pride, a team of
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An Interview with RUNLOVEKILL Writer Jonathan Tsuei
Jonathan Tsuei and artist Eric Canete will soon be gracing the nerd world with their new comic from Image, RUNLOVEKILL.
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Art Imitates Life: The Powerful Message of V for Vendetta
This month makes nine years since the release of the V for Vendetta film directed by James McTeigue, and, 27
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Origins: Anime is Life
I am one of those nerds that came out later in life. Growing up, I was not hip to nerd
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