After a years-long hiatus, the INCspotllight Interviews are finally back! Today's guest is Lillie Lainoff, an award-winning writer and activist whose work has been published in The Washington Post, Today's Parent, and The Los Angeles Review, to name but a few. She was also a member of Yale's Varsity Fencing Team, where she was also managing editor of the Yale Daily News Magazine. She continues to compete in and coach fencing, and in 2017, the US Fencing Association awarded her the Spirit of Sport Award. Her first novel, One For All, will be released on March 8th. So sit back, relax, and
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Carol Danvers, the original Ms. Marvel (and future Captain Marvel), is determined to show the world her true potential in her own series. (Originally posted on Channel Awesome on September 30, 2016)
Is it weird that one of my favorite writers is fictional? Is it any less weird if we can actually read his work? (Originally posted on Channel Awesome on November 29, 2015)
Law and order squares off against vigilante vengeance in Shield of Straw, a Japanese police drama directed by Miike Takashi. (Originally posted on Channel Awesome on August 10, 2015)
They change the rules around, they've got a different sound on Radio Free Roscoe, an excellent Canadian dramedy. (Originally posted on Channel Awesome on July 27, 2015)
We all know that there are movies out there that don't deserve their reputations for one reason or another. I won't try and pretend Troy is a masterpiece or anything, but I do think it's better than a lot of film critics have given it credit for. (Originally posted on Channel Awesome on May 4, 2015)
I'm not anti-Hollywood, but I do think it sometimes has a problem with knowing how to use established actors from other countries - not always, but sometimes. My personal Exhibit B is Gerard Butler, whose role in Dear Frankie demonstrates he has far more acting chops than his American films have given him the chance to show. (Exhibit A is any martial arts movie star from Asia.) (Originally posted on Channel Awesome on April 20, 2015)
Take to the skies in Snoopy vs. The Red Baron, a surprisingly good video game from 2006. (Originally posted on Channel Awesome on March 2, 2015)
Last week, we lost the incomparable and irreplaceable Leonard Nimoy. As a tribute, I'm spotlighting something that's been on my list to review for a long time: Spock vs. Q, a comedic duel of wits between two of my favorite Star Trek characters. (Originally posted on Channel Awesome on February 2nd, 2015)
If I'd remembered that January 30th was the anniversary of the last public Beatles' performance, I'd have had my review of Across the Universe (a jukebox musical incorporating their songs) ready and posted last week. But better late than never, I suppose. |
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