Erica Freeman

As with most under-appreciated films, The Heroic Trio (Dong fang san xia) was ahead of its time. Its obscurity in the English-speaking world is also due to the Hong Kong produced film being almost entirely in Cantonese. The director and cast were relative unknowns...

This week marked the release of Cannons in the Clouds by Daniel Woolley and Anne Gresham as a trade paperback. The story revolves around a teenager who wants to be more than a "trust fund brat" and falls right into the life of a fierce pirate captain whose reputation...

After 38 years of existence, Vixen is making her live action debut this Wednesday on Arrow. The superhero, played by Megalyn Echikunwoke, wears the Tantu Totem that allows her to have animal abilities. She can do anything from flying to invisibility to super strength...

While February is half over and it has been a difficult couple of months of deaths and facepalm moments, 2016 is still looking promising. There are 10 more months of new voices, new thoughts and new media to consume. Here are some highlights about what's to come:...

Last Thursday, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) released nominations for the 2016 Academy Awards  and once again, it appeared comprised almost entirely of Caucasian males. Women did fare better with previous years. The eight Best Picture...

2015 was an exciting time for diversity in entertainment. Now's the time to celebrate the triumphs that happened this year. Star Wars: The Force Awakens "It's a phenomenon in the [film] industry that we call 'stupid people'. There is genuine, recalcitrant, intractable...

SPOILERS BELOW!   With last column discussing how Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Star Wars: Rebels are increasing the diversity of female characters, what about the male heroes? Are they better representing the audience watching the films? What else still needs...