Carolyn Talks..., Podcast

In this episode of Carolyn Talks..., I speak with writer, director, editor and composer Andy Mitton, about his film The Harbinger , which premiered at the 2022 Fantasia Film Festival in Montreal, Canada. Starring Gabby Beans and Emily Davis as two friends caught in a waking nightmare, as the fear of the unknown experienced by the whole world during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mitton, Beans and Davis do...

In this episode of Carolyn Talks..., she speaks with director Tochiro Saga about his new sports drama Red Shoes , which had its world premiere at the 2022 Fantasia Film Festival in Montreal, Canada. Written by Shinya Hokimoto and Kyoko Uesugi, Red Shoes focuses on former Fly Weight boxing prodigy Manami Ota (Aya Asahina, Alice in Boderland)) who can't seem to win as she tries to make a comeback in...

So Here's What Happened!, took a bit of a break and missed April, but we're back! In this new episode of the podcast, Carolyn and LaNeysha share their thoughts on what they read and watched during the months of April and May. Book/WebToon The Evening Hero by Marie Myung-Ok Lee Morgana and Oz by Miyuli. TV The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey - AppleTV+ Love Death & Robots - Netflix Stranger Things se...

For this episode of So Here's What Happened! Podcast reviews of what to read and watch, Carolyn and LaNeysha chat about their favorite reads and watches, and not so favorite watches (*ahem* Morbius) , of March. LaNeysha's Picks Books: Lupin The 3rd : Castle of Cagliostro, The - Complete Storyboards by Hayao Miyazaki Studio Ghibli Tankobon TV : Kotatro Lives Alone (Netflix) Movie: Morbius Carolyn's...

In this episode of Carolyn Talks... , I speak with director and writer Valerio Zanoli , about his film NOT TO FORGET, about the challenges caretakers face when taking care of a loved one living with dementia. It stars Karen Grassle, Kevin Hardesty, Olympia Dukakis and Cloris Leechman in her last film role. NOT TO FORGET is available for streaming on AppleTV+, Amazon PrimeVideo and other platforms....

Written and directed by Nyla Innuksuk, and set in the small arctic coastal town of Pangnirtung, Nunavut, Slash/Back which premiered at the 2022 SXSW Film Festival, is a multi-genre coming of age action feature showing how one's connection to culture and homeland can give a person the strength to fight back against invaders. In this episode of Carolyn Talks..., I speak with Nyla and actresses Tasia...

Carolyn and Neysha are back for another year of So Here's What Happened! To begin their recaps for 2022 they get into their some of the shows they've seen like the latest Korean Zombie drama All of Us Are Dead , books and Wetoons read, and for Carolyn some of the films she saw and creatives she interviewed during her coverage of the Sundance Film Festival. Below is the list of all content mentione...

Believing he has no other recourse than to take action to obtain the money he's owed, Brian Easley a veteran of the U.S. Marines walks into a bank, passes a note saying he has a bomb to the teller, and there begins a day that many will never forget, and many more never even knew of. In this episode of Carolyn Talks..., I discuss the film 892 with Valerie Complex, film critic and associate editor a...

In this episode of Carolyn Talk..., I speak with award winning director Ryoo Sung-Wan about his 2021 film Escape From Mogadishu , about the harrowing escape of South and North Korean diplomats from the city of Mogadishu at the beginning of the Somalian civil war in 1991. Co-written with Lee Ki-cheol Escape from Mogadishu is based on the book "Escape' by Kang Shin-sung, who was a diplomat for the S...

In this new episode of Carolyn Talks..., I speak with Savita Singh, writer, director and cinematographer about her new short film Shadow Bird (Sonsi). Starring veteran Indian actor Jameel Khan as The Timekeeper, Shadow Bird is a surrealist story about Nadi (Arohi Radhakrishnan), a little girl a who becomes enamored with a mysterious bird in a mystical and mythical Indian village where time flows d...

December Episode of So Here’s What Happened! picks up with LaNeysha and Carolyn discussing and review everything they watched and read during the month. The December episode of the podcast features include Books The Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao The Walking Cat: A Cat's-Eye-View of the Zombie Apocalypse by Tomo Kitaoka Shows Netflix's Original Anime Komi Can't Communicate Korean dram...

Following its premiere at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival fellow film critic Emily Tannenbaum, joined me for this episode of Carolyn Talks..., to discuss Mass , a film that asks and in a sense answers the question of how do you have the most difficult conversation of your life with the people who possibly hate you the most? Written and directed by Fran Kranz, Mass is an emotionally intense and at...

In this new episode of So Here's What Happened!, and the second discussion with members of the Nubia & The Amazons creative team, Carolyn and Neysha chat with author Vita Ayala, about the various avenues aspiring writers and artists can enter the comic industry, how Vita got on their own path into working with mega brand DC and Marvel as well as creating their own original work. They of course...

In an almost chilling and unnerving serendipitous coincidence, Frimas the new short film by writer and director Marianne Farley was released for festival audiences, right at the time politicians in Texas passed a bill banning abortions past 6 weeks. Set in Montreal, Canada in the near future, Cara (Karine Gonthier-Hyndman) is a woman who has no choice but to make the extremely dangerous and heartb...

Snakehead is the crime saga the debut feature film of writer and director by Evan Jackson Leong is as much about the gritty underworld of human trafficking, as it is about the emotional toll being an immigrant takes on the psyche. Through his main female characters Sister Tse (Shuya Chang) and Dai Mah (Jade Wu) audiences see the generational gap of the new and old. Desperate to find and reconnect...

Directed by Jesse. V. Johnson, and written by Katherine Lee McEwan and Roman Serir, Hell Hath No Fury , is a World War II action about the strength and determination of Marie DuJardin (Nina Bergman) to bring some justice for her family, when she's given the ultimatum of helping a small band of U.S. soldier find a hidden cache of gold, or be killed. In Hell Hath No Fury, Nina Bergman plays Marie Du...

In this new episode of So Here's What Happened! Carolyn and LaNeysha chat with comics writer and creator Stephanie Williams about her latest work, the highly anticipated story of Nubia and the Amazons, for DC Comics. The ladies chat about how Stephanie, co-writer Vita Ayala and their creative team use the story to speak to representation and issues affecting women, as well as the history of Nubia...

September Episode of So Here’s What Happened! picks up with LaNeysha and Carolyn discussing and review everything they  watched and read  during the month. The September episode of the podcast features include  Squid Game, Midnight Mass, Yumi's Cells,  and  Detention. Featured series for this episode: Squid Game,  Midnight Mass,  The &nbs...

Screening at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival, Snakehead the crime saga the debut feature film of writer and director by Evan Jackson Leong is as much about the gritty underworld of human trafficking, as it is about the emotional toll being an immigrant takes on the psyche. Through his main female characters Sister Tse (Shuya Chang) and Dai Mah (Jade Wu) audiences see the generational...

The 2021 Toronto International Film Festival is one of the most anticipated film fests in the world, providing opportunities for filmmakers - first timers and veterans alike to have their creations seen by journalists, every day citizens, and in the age of streaming platforms, marketers who may take interest in helping their films reach even wider audiences. One of those filmmakers is Taiwanese wr...

August Episode of So Here’s What Happened! picks up with LaNeysha and Carolyn diving into discussion and review everything they watched and read during the month. The August episode of the podcast features Dark Blood #1 ,  Fear the Walking Dead, D.P., Candy Man , Ten Months  and Raging Fire . Featured books for this episode:  Dark Blood #1 Dark Blood #1 is one of the newes...

Written and directed by Travis Taute , Indemnity is a fast paced South African action thriller that smartly uses its action sequences as a tool to show the vulnerable state it's protagonist Theo Abrams ( Jarrid Geduld ) is in after suffering a devastating loss. Premiering at the 2021 Fantasia Film International Festival . Indemnity is the debut feature film for Taute, who's known for his work as a...

Fantasia Fest 2021 is underway with films of all genres to be seen for the very first time by audiences all around the world thanks to virtual screening, and one of the films making their debut is Baby, Don't Cry , directed by Jesse Dvorak . Written by and starring Zita Bai , Baby' Don't Cry , is a surrealistic coming of age film about Baby, a 17-year-old Chinese immigrant grappling with the...

Episode 29 of So Here’s What Happened! has LaNeysha and Carolyn dive into discussion and review of all the things they watched and read during the month of July, which includes the manga Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Volume 23,  The Owl House , and Black Widow.  Featured books for this episode:  Demon Slayer Volume 23, Dark Blood Volume 1. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Volume...

So Here’s What Happened in Loki is an all-new episode where LaNeysha and Carolyn discuss the first season of Marvel’s hit limited series Loki (2021). Join Join the ladies on this episode as they what happened in Loki. As they dive into a deep discussion to recap the first season of Loki. The ladies get into the things they likes, disliked, theories, and more as they recap Marvel’s latest hit...