kathleen newman-bremang
@kathleennb.bsky.social
sr content director, entertainment - refinery29
freelance producer
award-winning journalist & podcast host
freelance producer
award-winning journalist & podcast host
interviewed ayo edebiri and andrew garfield for ‘after the hunt’, which i have a lot of (mostly positive!) thoughts on: https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2025/10/11937612/after-the-hunt-review-ayo-edebiri-andrew-garfield-interview
Ayo Edebiri and Andrew Garfield Aren’t Afraid To Make You Uncomfortable In 'After The Hunt'
After The Hunt is a sleek and unflinching time capsule of the past five years of #MeToo discourse that isn't afraid to make you uncomfortable, and neither are Ayo Edebiri and Andrew Garfield. Refinery...
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October 10, 2025 at 6:26 PM
interviewed ayo edebiri and andrew garfield for ‘after the hunt’, which i have a lot of (mostly positive!) thoughts on: https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2025/10/11937612/after-the-hunt-review-ayo-edebiri-andrew-garfield-interview
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The Entire Celebrity Interview Ecosystem Is Flawed — It’s Not Just Influencers. Strong read by @kathleennb.bsky.social b.bsky.social www.refinery29.com/en-us/megan-...
The Entire Celebrity Interview Ecosystem Is Flawed — It’s Not Just Influencers
It would be easy to chalk up Hannah Berner’s blunder with Megan Thee Stallion as a celeb interview gone wrong, but that would be downplaying the magnitude of the microaggression that was on full displ...
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March 13, 2025 at 10:17 PM
The Entire Celebrity Interview Ecosystem Is Flawed — It’s Not Just Influencers. Strong read by @kathleennb.bsky.social b.bsky.social www.refinery29.com/en-us/megan-...
wrote about whether it’s time to abolish influencers on red carpets. i don’t think the answer is that simple. https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/megan-thee-stallion-hannah-berner-influencers-red-carpet-interviews-journalism
The Entire Celebrity Interview Ecosystem Is Flawed — It’s Not Just Influencers
It would be easy to chalk up Hannah Berner’s blunder with Megan Thee Stallion as a celeb interview gone wrong, but that would be downplaying the magnitude of the microaggression that was on full displ...
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March 11, 2025 at 2:52 PM
wrote about whether it’s time to abolish influencers on red carpets. i don’t think the answer is that simple. https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/megan-thee-stallion-hannah-berner-influencers-red-carpet-interviews-journalism
the only explanation at this point is that the awarding bodies leaving out SING SING and NICKEL BOYS just didn’t watch them. oh, and the other thing.
January 16, 2025 at 5:42 PM
the only explanation at this point is that the awarding bodies leaving out SING SING and NICKEL BOYS just didn’t watch them. oh, and the other thing.
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I came to this late, but it was right on time. Thanks, @kathleennb.bsky.social
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Viola Davis Won The Cecil B DeMille Golden Globe & It Should Have Been Televised
And after receiving the Cecil B. DeMille Golden Globe, one of the most coveted honors of her career, Viola Davis deserves better than to be at the center of controversy surrounding the show because th...
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January 10, 2025 at 12:58 AM
I came to this late, but it was right on time. Thanks, @kathleennb.bsky.social
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last piece of the year on the best performances of the year https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2024/12/11830656/best-black-movie-performances-2024
The Best Performances Of The Year Were Black
From Colman Domingo in Sing Sing to Zendaya in Challengers and Ryan Destiny in The Fire Inside and more, these are the best onscreen performances of 2024 by Black folks.
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December 30, 2024 at 8:26 PM
last piece of the year on the best performances of the year https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2024/12/11830656/best-black-movie-performances-2024
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merry christmas! the art and world we want to see are possible our duty is to make possibility legible and persuasive. may we live up to the task.
December 25, 2024 at 6:47 PM
merry christmas! the art and world we want to see are possible our duty is to make possibility legible and persuasive. may we live up to the task.
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Had the best time on this episode of Commotion with @elamin.bsky.social @kathleennb.bsky.social and @nikostratis.com talking about the winners and losers of 2024. open.spotify.com/episode/0wo1...
The winners and losers of pop culture in 2024
Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud · Episode
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December 20, 2024 at 9:30 PM
Had the best time on this episode of Commotion with @elamin.bsky.social @kathleennb.bsky.social and @nikostratis.com talking about the winners and losers of 2024. open.spotify.com/episode/0wo1...
this made me sob. all of these women are so deserving of this moment!!!
Beyoncé brings out Tiera Kennedy, Tanner Adell, Brittney Spencer and Reyna Roberts
December 25, 2024 at 11:51 PM
this made me sob. all of these women are so deserving of this moment!!!
HOW LUCKY ARE WE TO LIVE IN THE TIME OF BEYONCÉ!!!!!!
December 25, 2024 at 11:30 PM
HOW LUCKY ARE WE TO LIVE IN THE TIME OF BEYONCÉ!!!!!!
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I’ve only been vaguely interested in this movie, but now, because of @kathleennb.bsky.social ’s article, a need to be fully seated and present has come stunningly into focus:
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'Wicked’s' Elphaba Has Always Been Black. Cynthia Erivo’s Stunning Performance Cements It
Of course Wicked's Elphaba was always Black girl coded. With her nonconformist activist spirit, resilience, strength in the face of insurmountable challenges and a less-talented blonde girl trying to ...
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November 29, 2024 at 1:13 PM
I’ve only been vaguely interested in this movie, but now, because of @kathleennb.bsky.social ’s article, a need to be fully seated and present has come stunningly into focus:
www.refinery29.com/en-us/2024/1...
www.refinery29.com/en-us/2024/1...
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On THE PIANO LESSON 🎹
"Deadwyler rises to the challenge" - @kathleennb.bsky.social
On NEVER LOOK AWAY 📹
"Lawless’s portrait of Moth is one of fierce resilience" - @rachelwest.bsky.social
Plus:
@patmullen.bsky.social intvws Lucy Lawless & Payal Kapadia
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"Deadwyler rises to the challenge" - @kathleennb.bsky.social
On NEVER LOOK AWAY 📹
"Lawless’s portrait of Moth is one of fierce resilience" - @rachelwest.bsky.social
Plus:
@patmullen.bsky.social intvws Lucy Lawless & Payal Kapadia
torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...
TFCA Friday: Week of Nov. 22 - Glicked Edition! - Toronto Film Critics Association
Movie reviews for Wicked, Gladiator II, All We Imagine as Light, Never Look Away, Maria, The Piano Lesson, Witches, and more!
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November 22, 2024 at 10:01 PM
On THE PIANO LESSON 🎹
"Deadwyler rises to the challenge" - @kathleennb.bsky.social
On NEVER LOOK AWAY 📹
"Lawless’s portrait of Moth is one of fierce resilience" - @rachelwest.bsky.social
Plus:
@patmullen.bsky.social intvws Lucy Lawless & Payal Kapadia
torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...
"Deadwyler rises to the challenge" - @kathleennb.bsky.social
On NEVER LOOK AWAY 📹
"Lawless’s portrait of Moth is one of fierce resilience" - @rachelwest.bsky.social
Plus:
@patmullen.bsky.social intvws Lucy Lawless & Payal Kapadia
torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...
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Elphaba may be green but she's also Black #Wicked www.refinery29.com/en-us/2024/1... via @kathleennb.bsky.social
'Wicked’s' Elphaba Has Always Been Black. Cynthia Erivo’s Stunning Performance Cements It
Of course Wicked's Elphaba was always Black girl coded. With her nonconformist activist spirit, resilience, strength in the face of insurmountable challenges and a less-talented blonde girl trying to ...
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November 23, 2024 at 2:53 AM
Elphaba may be green but she's also Black #Wicked www.refinery29.com/en-us/2024/1... via @kathleennb.bsky.social
sorry to my deadlines new kendrick just dropped
November 22, 2024 at 6:13 PM
sorry to my deadlines new kendrick just dropped
to me, elphaba has always been Black. on wicked & all the ways in which cynthia erivo’s performance broke me (complimentary!!!) + cynthia herself on how her blackness & queerness informed her elphaba: https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2024/11/11816225/cynthia-erivo-wicked-review-elphaba-black
'Wicked’s' Elphaba Has Always Been Black. Cynthia Erivo’s Stunning Performance Cements It
Of course Wicked's Elphaba was always Black girl coded. With her nonconformist activist spirit, resilience, strength in the face of insurmountable challenges and a less-talented blonde girl trying to ...
www.refinery29.com
November 22, 2024 at 4:18 PM
to me, elphaba has always been Black. on wicked & all the ways in which cynthia erivo’s performance broke me (complimentary!!!) + cynthia herself on how her blackness & queerness informed her elphaba: https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2024/11/11816225/cynthia-erivo-wicked-review-elphaba-black
in the latest edition of my WHAT’s GOOD column, i wrote about danielle deadwyler, one of the most exhilarating talents in the game right now, and her breathtaking work in ‘the piano lesson’ https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2024/11/11780548/danielle-deadwyler-the-piano-lesson-review
With 'The Piano Lesson,' It’s Danielle Deadwyler’s Time. Finally.
This edition is all about Danielle Deadwyler in The Piano Lesson, in theaters now and on Netflix Friday, Nov. 22.
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November 19, 2024 at 5:44 PM
in the latest edition of my WHAT’s GOOD column, i wrote about danielle deadwyler, one of the most exhilarating talents in the game right now, and her breathtaking work in ‘the piano lesson’ https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2024/11/11780548/danielle-deadwyler-the-piano-lesson-review