Catalina Combs

Born and raised in Southern California, Catalina is a freelance journalist and film critic. You can also find her work on blackfilm.com and documentary.org. She has moderated and served on film panels, interviewed casts and crews of various films, and has been a juror for the New Orleans Film Festival. Catalina is a member of numerous critics' associations, including the Critics Choice Association, African American Film Critics Association, the Online Association of Female Film Critics, and the Hollywood Creative Alliance, as well as a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic.

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Queen Latifah
Queen Latifah Says “It Means The World To Me” Stepping into the Role of ‘The Equalizer’

Updated and reimagined for 2021, CBS gives us The Equalizer. Starring and coming on as…

Summer of Soul
Sundance 2021 Review: ‘Summer of Soul (…Or When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)’
So many things happened in the summer of 1969. Nixon pulled troops out of Vietnam,…
Gina Torres On How She Brought Her Identity To The Role of Tommy Vega in ‘9-1-1 Lone Star’

BGN got a chance to chat with the lovely Gina Torres about her new series…

Sundance 2021
Need To Know What Black Films Are Playing at Sundance 2021? We Got You Covered!

Sundance, one of the most respected and celebrated film festivals in the United States, is…

Pixar’s ‘Soul’ Needs Just a Little Bit More Soul

You know that feeling you get when you really want to like something, but when…

Safety
Ray McElrathbey’s True-Life Story in ‘Safety’ is a Quintessential Disney Movie

The latest Disney film, Safety, takes us back to 2006. I started college in 2006,…

Wild Mountain Thyme
With a Story That’s Easy to Spot a Mile Away, ‘Wild Mountain Thyme’ is Still a Fun Rom-Com

I am a sucker for a rom-com set in Ireland, the United Kingdom, France, and…

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ is the Kind of Film That Will Guide Conversations About the Black Experience

This film has Oscar written all over it. Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom is the latest…

Godmothered
Disney’s ‘Godmothered’ Gives Off Holiday Sweetness For Fans of Fairy Tales

Around this time of the year, we are bombarded with hordes of holiday films. Everyone…

Soul
‘Soul’ Makes History as Pixar Presents its First Black Male Lead Character

Soul is the latest project from Pixar Animation Studio. The BGN family is all very…