Return to the 70s with ‘The Final Revival of Opal & Nev’

Advertisements By Caitlyn Tarney “Do you think that violence makes someone powerful?” A reporter asks as the famous rock duo Opal Jewel and Nev Charles, sit down to discuss their first song following the riot that thrust them into the spotlight. Opal explains the history behind their song, considered radical for portraying a Black woman fighting back against a white man. Nev steers the conversation to the character they had created, talking instead about his excitement to play, “Who’s the N-word Now?”  Dawnie Walton does not shy away from the intricacies of the interracial duo she created. The result is … Continue reading Return to the 70s with ‘The Final Revival of Opal & Nev’

‘Pistol’: Reviewing the Punk Rock Drama on FX

Advertisements by Amaris Pollinger When I first heard about Pistol (2022), I rolled my eyes. “Here we go again,” I thought, “another failed attempt at telling the Sex Pistols story.” You can’t really blame me here. After all, Sid and Nancy (1986) was an absolute train wreck of a film. Besides a few documentaries, the Sex Pistols story has been a complete disaster in the hands of filmmakers. Thankfully, I’m the kind of person that’s willing to accept when I’m wrong. And FX has certainly made me eat crow. Based on the autobiography Lonely Boy: Tales from a Sex Pistol, by … Continue reading ‘Pistol’: Reviewing the Punk Rock Drama on FX