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Will Friedle and Rider Strong Want the Sitcom Back and Honestly They Are Not Wrong
By Klep Napier | Wearecritix.com It started as a simple audience question at Colorado Springs Comic Con. Ten episodes or the traditional twenty-something episode format? Which do you prefer? What followed was one of the most genuinely interesting conversations I had all weekend. Will Friedle and Rider Strong, two people who spent years living inside one of the most beloved family sitcoms ever made, sat down and talked honestly about what has been lost in the evolution of tele

Klep Napier
6 days ago3 min read


EXCLUSIVE: Pam Grier Reveals a Foxy Brown Sequel Is in the Works and a Director Is Already Attached
By Klep Napier | Wearecritix.com Foxy Brown may be getting ready to handle some unfinished business. More than 50 years after Pam Grier first brought one of cinema's most iconic heroines to the big screen, the legendary actress revealed exclusively to our very own Klep Napier of CritiX Media that a sequel to 1974's Foxy Brown is in the works. Grier dropped the unexpected news during a conversation at Colorado Springs Comic Con, where she not only confirmed plans to revisit th

Klep Napier
Aug 225 min read


Fall 2: Dead Point Is Back and the Cast Told Us Everything Including the Parts That Actually Terrified Them
By Klep Napier | Wearecritix.com If you sat through the first Fall film with sweaty palms and a racing heart then buckle up because Fall 2: Dead Point is not here to let you breathe. I had the chance to sit down with Tom Brittney, Arsima Thomas and Harriet Slater from the cast and what they told us about making this film should tell you everything you need to know about how seriously this team takes putting you through it. We sat down at Boundless Adventures in Purchase NY, w

Klep Napier
Aug 195 min read


50 Cent's 'FightLand' Is the Must Watch Series You Need on Your Radar and Star Howard Charles Told Us Everything
By Klep Napier | Wearecritix.com If you think Fight Land is just another boxing show you are already wrong. And Howard Charles, who carries the emotional weight of this entire series on his shoulders as Duke, made sure we understood exactly what we were walking into before we even finished our first question. This is a 50 Cent production. That alone should tell you something. But Fight Land goes deeper than the surface level of what the trailer is selling you and the conversa

Klep Napier
Aug 114 min read


Patrick Renna and Danielle Fishel Walked Into Comic-Con and Left Us Wanting Every Single Episode of Dugout Dads
By Klep Napier | Wearecritix.com There are interviews you do at San Diego Comic-Con because you have to cover the room. And then there are interviews that remind you exactly why you started doing this in the first place. Sitting down with Patrick Renna and Danielle Fishel at the Culture Collective during SDCC 2026 was the second kind. Two people who have been a part of the fabric of pop culture since most of us were kids, showing up with genuine excitement about something the

Klep Napier
Aug 35 min read


FROM’s Pegah Ghafoori Explains Why Fatima’s Journey Feels So Real: “My Character Doesn’t Know What She Doesn’t Know”
Pegah Ghafoori reveals why Fatima's journey feels so authentic, discusses filming FROM's most emotionally demanding scenes, and teases what fans can expect after the shocking Season 4 finale.

Klep Napier
Jun 274 min read


Toy Story 5 Animator Donald Brooks on Joining Pixar's Most Beloved Franchise
By Nikki Coleman | WeAreCritiX.com For nearly 30 years, Disney and Pixar's Toy Story franchise has captured the hearts of audiences around the world. Generations have grown up alongside Woody, Buzz Lightyear, Jessie, Rex, Hamm, and the rest of Andy's — and now Bonnie's — beloved toys. As Toy Story 5 prepares to arrive in theaters, fans are eager to see where the next chapter of this iconic story will take them. Recently, I had the opportunity to sit down with Pixar animator D

Nicole Coleman
Jun 164 min read


Power Book III: Raising Kanan Season 5 Finally Answers Two Of The Franchise's Biggest Questions
Erika Woods Explores Pops' Darkest Moment Yet While Shameik Moore Begins Building the Legend of Breeze By Klep Napier | WeAreCritiX.com After years of anticipation, Power Book III: Raising Kanan has officially returned for its fifth and final season, and if the explosive premiere is any indication, fans should prepare themselves for a season filled with revelations, shifting alliances, and long-awaited answers. Among the biggest talking points entering Season 5 are two charac

Klep Napier
Jun 125 min read


London Brown Reflects on Marvin's Emotional Journey Ahead of the Final Season of Power Book III: Raising Kanan
By Klep Napier | WeAreCritiX.com When Power Book III: Raising Kanan first introduced audiences to Marvin Thomas, it's safe to say he wasn't exactly the fan favorite. Impulsive. Reckless. Often operating before thinking. Marvin frequently found himself creating problems just as quickly as he was trying to solve them. Yet over the course of four seasons, something remarkable happened. Audiences began to see the man beneath the mistakes. Now, as Raising Kanan prepares to launch

Klep Napier
Jun 104 min read


Power Book III: Raising Kanan Season 5 Is About Watching a Monster Be Made - Mekai Curtis Interview
By Klep Napier | WeAreCritiX.com For years, Power fans have known how this story ends. Long before Power Book III: Raising Kanan ever premiered, audiences were already familiar with the man Kanan Stark would eventually become. Ruthless. Calculated. Unforgiving. One of the most dangerous figures in the entire Power Universe. What Raising Kanan has done so brilliantly over the last four seasons is challenge viewers to look beyond that reputation and ask a far more complicated q

Klep Napier
Jun 94 min read


FROM Season 4: Scott McCord and Robert Joy Explain Why Victor and Henry's Reunion Is More Complicated Than It Looks
By Klep Napier | WeAreCritiX.com One of the most emotional storylines unfolding throughout FROM Season 4 isn't necessarily tied to the monsters, mysteries, or the increasingly terrifying revelations surrounding the town itself. Instead, it's rooted in something far more human. Family. More specifically, the fractured relationship between Victor and his father Henry. For years, Victor has existed as one of the show's most fascinating mysteries. A survivor whose childhood was s

Klep Napier
Jun 84 min read


Joe Taslim Is Done Playing It Safe and 'The Furious' Proves It
The Future of Action Cinema Just Checked In - and It Fights Like a Journalist with Nothing to Lose By Klep Napier | Wearecritix.com With The Furious hitting theaters on June 12, 2026, the conversation around action cinema is heating up - and no one is more at the center of it than Joe Taslim. The Indonesian-born martial artist and actor, known globally for The Raid, Mortal Kombat II, and The Night Comes for Us, recently sat down with CritiX to discuss his work in The Furious,

Klep Napier
Jun 54 min read


Elizabeth Saunders on Donna’s Darkest Moment Yet in ‘FROM’ Season 4: “Someone Had Written My Fear”
By Klep Napier | Wearecritix.com One of the reasons FROM continues to resonate with audiences is because beneath the monsters, mysteries, and increasingly terrifying revelations, the series never loses sight of its characters. Every season asks its residents to confront something darker than the creatures lurking outside their doors. Fear. Loss. Isolation. Grief. Desperation. The supernatural horror may draw viewers in, but it’s the human experience underneath that keeps them

Klep Napier
Jun 15 min read


‘Ginger Snaps’ Still Bites 25 Years Later: Emily Perkins, Katharine Isabelle, and John Fawcett Reflect on the Horror Classic’s Lasting Legacy
By Nikki Coleman | Xscream Horror Some horror films fade into nostalgia. Others evolve. Twenty-five years later, Ginger Snaps continues to feel alive in ways few genre films ever truly achieve. Directed by John Fawcett and starring Emily Perkins and Katharine Isabelle, the cult horror classic remains one of the most unique and emotionally resonant werewolf films ever made, blending body horror, dark comedy, and female adolescence into something far more personal than audience

Nicole Coleman
May 184 min read


Molly Gordon on Staying Grounded in ‘The Sheep Detectives’ and Balancing Life as Both Actor and Director
There’s a delicate balance at the center of The Sheep Detectives. On one hand, it’s a whimsical, imaginative story filled with talking animals and a heightened sense of reality. On the other, it’s grounded in something far more human, exploring grief, displacement, and the emotional weight of moving forward after loss. For Molly Gordon, finding that balance wasn’t about leaning into the fantasy. It was about anchoring everything in truth. When we spoke, Gordon reflected on he

Klep Napier
Apr 273 min read


‘The Sheep Detectives’: A Dark, Gentle Story About Remembering, Loss, and Letting Go
There’s something quietly powerful about The Sheep Detectives, and it reveals itself the more time you spend thinking about it. On the surface, the film presents itself as a charming and whimsical animated mystery, but beneath that tone lies something far more reflective. It explores themes of loss, memory, and emotional resilience in a way that feels both accessible and deeply human. It’s what I would describe as dark, but gentle, a balance that is not easy to achieve, yet o

Klep Napier
Apr 273 min read


Director Antoine Fuqua Not Interested in Doing a Janet Jackson Biopic: “It’s Really Just About Michael Right Now”
By Klep Napier | Wearecritix.com As anticipation builds around Michael, Antoine Fuqua’s upcoming biopic on the King of Pop, conversations are already starting to shift toward what could come next. With a story as expansive and influential as the Jackson family legacy, it’s only natural for audiences to wonder whether this film could open the door to something bigger. The idea of a spinoff Janet Jackson biopic, or even a broader cinematic exploration of the family, has quickly

Klep Napier
Apr 224 min read


‘FROM’ Season 4: Julia Doyle Interview on Sofia’s Dark Duality and the Mystery Fans Can’t Figure Out
There’s something unsettling about Sofia in FROM . And that’s exactly the point. By Klep Napier| Wearecritix.com There’s always been something unsettling about FROM , and it goes beyond the town itself. The fear has never been limited to what lurks in the shadows. It lives in the people, in their decisions, and in the way the unknown slowly reshapes who they are. Season 4 leans deeper into that idea, and with the introduction of Sofia, played by Julia Doyle, the series adds

Klep Napier
Apr 203 min read


‘FROM’ Season 4: “Nobody Can Be Trusted” — Boyd Faces His Darkest Chapter Yet
There’s something different about FROM Season 4. Not just bigger. Not just darker. More dangerous. By Klep Napier | Wearecritix.com During a recent conversation with CritiX, the series’ lead actor and executive producer opened up about what fans can expect when they return to the town, and one message came through loud and clear. This season changes everything. Boyd’s Journey Is Taking a Real Toll For fans of the series, Boyd has always been the emotional and moral anchor of

Klep Napier
Apr 173 min read
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[INTERVIEW]: Dead Man’s Wire Brings a Forgotten True Crime Story Back to the Big Screen
Some true stories are so unbelievable they feel fictional until cinema gives them new life. Dead Man’s Wire , directed by Gus Van Sant , is one of those films. Based on the shocking real-life hostage crisis that unfolded in the 1970s, the film revisits a moment in American history when one man hijacked the airwaves to make himself heard. Starring Bill Skarsgård , Colman Domingo , Da’Vine Joy Randolph , and legendary screen presence Al Pacino , the film also features a ground

Klep Napier
Jan 152 min read
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