So Here's What Happened

In part 2 of our special recap of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever , LaNeysha and I were joined once again by our friend, and fellow podcaster and film critic Kate Sánchez, to chat about everything that we loved, and didn't quite love about this new enter into the MCU. In this episode we dive a bit deeper into the characterizations, performances and the work of costume designer Ruth Carter, production designer Hanna Beachler, and their teams.You can follow myself, LaNeysha, and Kate on social media at: @CarrieCnh12, @NeyshaPlays, and @OhMyMithrandir

In this episode of Carolyn Talks..., Korean Canadian filmmaker Jude Chun spoke to me about his feature film debut with UNIDENTIFIED. I watched the film during its screening at the 2022 Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival, and just had to speak with him about this unpredictable and wonderfully quirky and introspective film about strange UFOs that suddenly appear in the sky in 1993, and just stay there.Follow Jude on Instagram @judechun, and visit his Vimeo at: https://vimeo.com/judechunVisit ReelAsian.com to learn more about the festival, and the films screening there.Follow me on Twitter and Instagram at: @CarrieCnh12My live-tweet hashtags #DramasWithCarrie #SaturdayNightSciFi Published work: https://authory.com/carolynhinds

Since 2018 when Black Panther, the first film by director Ryan Coogler about the king and protector of Wakanda - a fictional sovereign nation in Africa - premiered, fans around the world were excited to see what the sequel Black Panther: Wakanda Forever would be about, and we were not disappointed. LaNeysha and I were joined by our friend, and fellow podcaster and film critic Kate Sánchez, to chat about everything that we loved, and didn't quite love about this new enter into the MCU.Not only were audiences treated to seeing some of their favorite characters like Okoye (Danai Gurira), M'Baku (Wintson Duke), and the regal Queen Ramonda portrayed by the one and only Angela Basset once again, we were introduced to Namor - played brilliantly by Indigenous Mexican actor Tenoch Huerta Mejía -, the leader of Talokan, a nation of Mayan Mesoamerican people, who like Wakanda had been living hundreds of years, away from the colonialist eyes and threat of Western imperialism. But unlike Wakanda, the Talokan are all too familiar with the destructive presence of colonialism and slavery, which plays a major part in their story, and the film's plot.Though we were all excited to see just how Ryan, co-writer Joe Robert Cole, costume designer Ruth Carter, production designer Hannah Beachler, and the production teams came together to craft this visually stunning story, there's no denying that many were apprehensive about how the grief over the loss of actor Chadwick Boseman would be portrayed on screen. Having played T'Challa for a number of years since his introduction into the MCU, Chadwick has been viewed as thee T'Challa, and having as prolific and impactful career as he did, his lost was felt acutely by the cast, crew and fans in the Black diaspora. With this seemingly impossible task Ryan Coogler created a film that is both beautiful and incredibly poignant. In this first episode of out special Wakanda Forever, recap, we share how we related to all these aspects of the film, what they mean to us personally, and how somethings in the film don't quite work narratively, or technically with regards to some of the acting.You can follow myself, LaNeysha, and Kate on social media at: @CarrieCnh12, @NeyshaPlays, and @OhMyMithrandir

In this episode of Carolyn Talks..., I speak with Actor Lee Jung-Jae about the political action-thriller #헌트 #HUNT, which is his directorial debut feature film co-written with Jo Seung-hee, and produced by Artist Studio, which he co-founded with fellow actor Jung Woo-sung. I spoke with Lee Jung-jae at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival (#TIFF22) during which HUNT had successful screenings for enthusiastic audiences. The abridged version of this interview, and other pieces I've written - can be read on JoySauce.com: https://joysauce.com/lee-jung-jae-hunt/Follow me on Twitter and Instagram at: @CarrieCnh12My live-tweet hashtags: #SaturdayNightSciFi #DramasWithCarrieLook for the hashtag #SHWHTIFF22 for all of my TIFF 2022 coverage on Twitter and Instagram.

In this episode of Carolyn Talks..., I have a fun and very insightful conversation with producer Katya Alexander about what being a producer actually entails, and her latest award winning project, the off-beat comedy #PrettyProblems, which is available for streaming on Amazon #PrimeVideo.Pretty Problems was directed by Kestrin Pantera, and co-written by Charlotte Ubben, and Britt Rentschler and Michael Tennant, who both star as the lead characters Lindsay and Jack.To learn more about Katya, visit her portfolio at: https://www.katyasportfolio.com/about-And follow her on Instagram: mehttps://www.instagram.com/katyakatt/?hl=enFollow me on Twitter and Instagram at: @CarrieCnh12My live-tweet hashtags: #SaturdayNightSciFi #DramasWithCarrieLook for the hashtag #SHWHTIFF22 for all of my TIFF 2022 coverage on Twitter and Instagram.

In this episode of Carolyn Talks..., I have an enlightening conversation with V.T. Nayani, director and co-writer and actress Priya Guns, about their feature film This Place, a film about queer love, what it means to be First Nations, Tamil and a racialized person in Canada. The film premiered at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival.#ThisPlaceFilm #TIFF22 #SHWHTIFF22Follow V.T. on social media @isit_9knee, and the film's official account @thisplacefilm Read my abridged interview with V.T. and Priya, for the Toronto Star here: https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/tiff/2022/09/13/tiff-2022-qa-queer-love-story-this-place-marries-immigrant-and-indigenous-life-in-toronto.htmlFollow me on Twitter and Instagram at: @CarrieCnh12My live-tweet hashtags #DramasWithCarrie #SaturdayNightSciFi Look for the hashtag #SHWHTIFF for all of my TIFF 2022 coverage on Twitter and Instagram