Shawn Edwards

film critic at Fox 4 News and co-founder of the African American Film Critics Association

Film critic, co-founder of the African American Film Critics Association.

Shawn Edwards on KCRW

Critics review the latest film releases: “Freaky Tales,” “A Minecraft Movie,” “The Luckiest Man in America,” and “The Friend.”

Weekend film reviews: ‘Freaky Tales,’ ‘A Minecraft Movie’

Critics review the latest film releases: “Freaky Tales,” “A Minecraft Movie,” “The Luckiest Man in America,” and “The Friend.”

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Critics review the latest film releases: “Love Hurts,” “Heart Eyes,” “Parthenope,” and “Armand.”

Weekend film reviews: ‘Love Hurts,’ ‘Heart Eyes,’ ‘Parthenope’

Critics review the latest film releases: “Love Hurts,” “Heart Eyes,” “Parthenope,” and “Armand.”

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Big-screen films to look forward to in 2025 are “Wicked: For Good,” “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning,” “28 Years Later,” “Mickey 17,” and more.

Film previews 2025: ‘Wicked: For Good,’ ‘28 Years Later,’ ‘Mickey 17’

Big-screen films to look forward to in 2025 are “Wicked: For Good,” “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning,” “28 Years Later,” “Mickey 17,” and more.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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The latest film releases include Sinners, The Wedding Banquet, The Shrouds, and The President's Wife.

from Weekend Film Reviews

Critics review the latest film releases: “Death of a Unicorn,” “Grand Tour,” “An Unfinished Film,” and “The Ballad of Wallis Island.”

from Weekend Film Reviews

The latest film releases include Freaky Tales, A Minecraft Movie, The Luckiest Man in America, and The Friend.

from Weekend Film Reviews

The latest film releases include Black Bag, Opus, Novocaine, and The Electric State.

from Weekend Film Reviews

Comedian Carol Leifer speaks on crafting great speeches, the filmmakers behind the new dramedy “The Friend” talk process, and Tim Matheson has The Treat.

from The Treatment

Kari Ferrell became a viral sensation in 2009 after her small time cons gained international attention.

from The Sam Sanders Show

It’s no surprise that a majority of Gen Z prefers content creators over traditional entertainment , but can the Hollywood establishment find a way to feed the next generation’s media…

from The Business

With her debut novel Detransition, Baby, Torrey Peters made history as the first openly trans writer to be published by a major publishing house.

from The Sam Sanders Show

To help raise money for California’s Wildfire Recovery Fund, Fritz Colema is performing “Unassisted Residency” on March 30 at the El Portal in North Hollywood.

from KCRW Features