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kathleen newman-bremang

@kathleennb.bsky.social

sr content director, entertainment - refinery29 freelance producer award-winning journalist & podcast host

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kathleen newman-bremang@kathleennb.bsky.social · 10mo ago

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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CGEM: Critics Groups for Equality in Media @cgemcritics.bsky.social · last yr.

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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kathleen newman-bremang@kathleennb.bsky.social · last yr.

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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Rmcgrudiva@rmcgrudiva.bsky.social · 2y ago

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...

'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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Toronto Film Critics Association@torontofilmcritics.bsky.social · 2y ago

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...

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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kathleen newman-bremang@kathleennb.bsky.social · 2y ago

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 ...

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kathleen newman-bremang@kathleennb.bsky.social · 2y ago

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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