Award-winning actor and producer Curtis Lum has always been on the front lines, fighting for greater visibility in this industry. His latest project, Reverse, is an action-packed adventure whose narrative isn’t focused on a specific culture or walk of life, but rather on a lead character discovering his own self-love and coming to terms with his past who just happens to be Asian. For Lum and director Josh Aries, this is their unapologetic take on the next evolution of representation in mainstream media. Directed by Josh Aries, Reverse follows a
Liliana Inouye is a fresh face in the industry who is quickly making a name for herself with her breakout performance in Amber Brown. Based on the bestselling book series by Paula Danziger, with over ten million copies in print, Amber Brown is an unfiltered look at a girl finding her voice through art and music in the wake of her parents’ divorce. Liliana shines as Amber’s best friend who is always there by her side. Pop Culturalist was lucky enough to chat with Liliana about Amber Brown. PC: How
Kat Graham and Ryan Phillippe are two of the stars of the must-see new film, Collide. A gripping thriller chronicling three couples over the course of one fateful night in an LA restaurant. Hunter (Ryan Phillippe) finds himself on an awkward blind date with the captivating Tamira (Kat Graham), while a busboy (Dylan Flashner) and his girlfriend (Aisha Dee) are hiding mounds of cocaine to score a big payday, and outside, Peter (Jim Gaffigan) sits in his car observing his wife’s (Drea de Matteo) infidelity with the restaurant’s manager (David
A Hundred Other Girls by Iman Hariri-Kia is about a young woman named Noora who lands a job that a hundred other girls would be dying to get. She’s Loretta James’s assistant at Vinyl. She’s always dreamed of being a writer and blogger in New York City. However, Loretta James is a nightmare to work with—the equivalent to Miranda Priestly from The Devil Wears Prada. I adored this novel and here’s why you should add A Hundred Other Girls to your tbr pile! Right away, I was immediately intrigued by