By HEATHER TURK Front Row Features Film Critic Two years after “Fifty Shades of Grey” steamed up multiplexes everywhere, its long-awaited sequel, “Fifty Shades Darker,” hits theaters just in time for Valentine’s Day. Based on the second novel in E.L. James’ best-selling “Fifty Shades” erotica tri [...]

By ANGELA DAWSON HOLLYWOOD–It has been 18 years since Laurence Fishburne as Morpheus offered Keanu Reeves as Neo the option of taking the red pill of truth or the blue pill of status quo that sent him on his cyberpunk odyssey in the now sci-fi classic “The Matrix.” Under the direction of filmmake [...]

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features HOLLYWOOD—For four seasons, Julie Benz played Rita Bennett (later Rita Morgan) on Showtime’s acclaimed crime drama series “Dexter.” Being the unsuspecting girlfriend/wife of the titular serial killer antihero was a memorable experience, one that Benz still reca [...]

By ANGELA DAWSON Front Row Features From acclaimed writer/director Jeff Nichols (“Take Shelter”), “Loving” celebrates the real-life courage and commitment of an interracial couple, Richard and Mildred Loving (Joel Edgerton and Oscar nominee Ruth Negga), who married in 1958, had children and then  [...]