Jonita Davis

Jonita Davis is a writer, mother, a certified nerd, and writer of Black Girl Nerds. Davis is a critic and journalist. She has been writing for 13 years about the way pop culture and politics affect our lives as parents, women, black women, nerds, and people of this planet.

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Review: ‘Welcome to Marwen’ is Two Films Fighting for One Screen Space

Robert Zemeckis is well known for his blending of live-action and animation. Unfortunately, and in…

‘If Beale Street Could Talk’ Joi McMillon on Editing Movies and Her Friend Barry

Joi McMillon shattered a record at the Oscars last year as the first Black woman…

Barry Jenkins Credits A Black Girl Nerd for Leading Him to ‘Beale Street’

If Beale Street Could Talk is an unforgettable adaptation of James Baldwin’s novel of the…

Jason Mitchell on “Blackening” ‘Tyrel’ and Why It’s Not Another ‘Get Out’

Until this year, Jason Mitchell has been that face you’ve seen as the gangster at…

In ‘Tyrel’ Jason Mitchell is Not Your Typical “Black Friend”

Being the lone Black face in the room is nothing new to a lot of…

‘Captive State’ Full Length Trailer Offers Answers and More Questions

Ashton Saunders shines in the new Captive State full-length trailer. We get a bit more information about…

Gillian Flynn on ‘Sharp Objects,”Widows,’ and Writing Damaged Women

The Golden Globe Nominations were announced last week and the SAG (Screen Actors Guild) Awards…

Get More of Tom Hardy in the ‘Venom’ Home Release Dec. 11

Fans of Tom Hardy and his dual performance in Venom need to consider the new home release…

Nicholas Pinnock on ‘Counterpart’ and American Cowboys

Ian Shaw came on the scene in Counterpart season one, causing heads to turn in…

BGN Film Review: ‘Maki’

The image of a geisha as a delicate, beautiful hostess catering to the whims of…