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The Rewind: The Blindfolds Are Off! We See You R. Kelly!

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Source: iOne Digital, The Rewind / IOne Digital Video Happy Friday! Welcome to another installment of Global Grind’s The Rewind .  Like we always do at this time, Global Grind’s bullies, DJ Franchise and Landon Levarius are back once again for another episode of  The Rewind . Every week we get our experts to discuss the cultural happenings of the last week and then rate them from a 1-10. In case you have been living under a rock,  The Rewind  will always be here to get you right. On today’s episode, we’re unpacking Netflix’s Bird Box . By now, you’ve gotten the opportunity to see the film at least once. Bird Box stars Sandra Bullock and Moonlight  break out star Trevante Rhodes. Bird Box  is a post apocalyptic thriller that begins when a mysterious force threatens the end of civilization. The force, if you look at it, causes you to not only do bodily harm to yourself but pushes you to kill yourself. Mallory, played by Sandra Bullock, connects with a group of people with the desire to survive the end of the world. Eventually, Mallory must use her instincts to keep her and her children alive with the help of good samaritans and a box of birds. Mallory and the children are blindfolded for the majority of the film and have to figure out how to navigate the world without the ability to see. Trevante Rhodes’ character, Tom, plays an unlikely love interest in the film. The movie hit Netflix on December 13, 2018, and social media has had mixed reactions about whether or not they enjoyed it. What did Landon Levarius and DJ Franchise think? They drop their opinions and give it a rating. Also, Landon and Franchise dive into one of the most highly discussed topics in 2019 so far — R. Kelly. The six part docu-series Surviving R. Kelly premiered on the Lifetime network on January 3 and ever since then, it has been all anyone has been talking about. The series touched on R. Kelly’s past allegations of inappropriate sexual contact with minors and spoke to R. Kelly’s former victims, family members, friends, employees and even his music teacher. Journalist Dream Hampton directed the documentary which reignited the entire #MuteRKelly movement. Landon and Franchise share their thoughts on Surviving R. Kell y and what they think will become of the Pied Piper. Press play on the video above to check out episode 26 of Global Grind’s The Rewind and let us know your thoughts!

The Rewind: The Blindfolds Are Off! We See You R. Kelly!

The Internet Had A Hilarious Response To The “Bird Box” Movie

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Source: Paras Griffin / Getty Netflix premiered the Bird Box movie earlier this week and now that everyone has gotten to see it, they’re responding to the film in the most hilarious way. Bird Box is a post apocalyptic thriller that begins when a mysterious force threatens civilization. The force, if you look at it, causes you to not only do bodily harm to yourself but pushes you to kill yourself. Mallory, played by Sandra Bullock, connects with a group of people with the desire to survive. Eventually, Mallory must use her instincts to keep her and her children alive with the help of a box of birds. Mallory and the children are blindfolded for the majority of the film and have to figure out how to navigate the world without the ability to see. For Black Twitter, that’s the most iconic part of the movie so of course, the memes took over the internet. What would you do if Bird Box happened in real life? Black Twitter weighed in. Check out some of the most hilarious responses.   Me, crying my eyeballs out at the end of #birdboxmovie while my boyfriend cries from laughing so hard at me crying pic.twitter.com/gocwydAJSk — CASTLES (@NatashaCastles) December 25, 2018 When you and your boyfriend watch Bird Box together and his reaction is totally different than yours.   In Bird Box, Trevante Rhodes’ character Tom found a way to go to the grocery store without sight by blacking out all of the windows on the car and using the GPS to guide him. The vibe went something like this. Tom driving to the grocery store in bird box pic.twitter.com/5Wzvogdu6K —

#OscarsSoWhite: Academy Invites 928 New Members In An Attempt To Bolster Diversity

Image via Leon Bennett/Getty Images for Essence/Kevin Winter/Getty Images/ David M. Benett/Dave Benett/WireImage Academy Invites 928 New Members For 2018 We’re almost three years removed from the viral phenomenon known as #OscarsSoWhite . In its wake, there has been a flood of critically acclaimed Black content being produced for the big screen and 2017 saw some prominent people of color being awarded golden statues. In what appears to be an effort to continue this trend, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has offered memberships to 928 people according to The Hollywood Reporter . That number is up significantly from the 774 membership offers that were issued in 2017. Names like 14-year-old Quvenzhane Wallis and Get Out -turned- Black Panther star Daniel Kaluuya. Also, Tiffany Haddish, Trevante Rhodes, and veteran Wendell Pierce were extended invites to join the club. Here’s what these new potential members mean in regards to the demographic breakdown of voters: Forty-nine percent of the class of 2018 are female, and, should all accept membership, that will bring overall percentage of women in the Academy to 31 percent. Thirty-eight percent of the new invitees are people of color, which, should they all accept, would bring their overall percentage of the Academy to 16 percent. 16 percent is still embarrassingly low, but at least we’re making some progress, right? Hopefully folks like Dave Chappelle, Mindy Kaling, George Lopez accept their offers and can help bring about the change that we want to see in award shows going forward.

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#OscarsSoWhite: Academy Invites 928 New Members In An Attempt To Bolster Diversity