Marlon Wright articles

Etta James had a legendary singing voice, but there was something else legendary about her: her lifestyle. The girl knew how to party, which she probably learned from her teenage mother. Unfortunately, it led her straight to the psych ward. That would be the end for most people, but James staged a legendary comeback that involved The Rolling Stones, Christina Aguilera, and even Beyonce. So why isn't "Etta James" a household name?

Some tales are so unsettling that no camera can fully capture their terror. On the page, fear slowly seeps word by word into your mind, where it can’t be edited or cut away.

She can terrify you in one scene and wrap you in comfort the next. Whatever lands on her desk gets lifted by talent that never seems to miss.

Jerry Seinfeld called him the “Picasso of our profession,” while Chris Rock labeled him as “comedy’s Rosa Parks.” But those titles don’t tell the whole story of who Richard Pryor was, or what it took for him to get where he did. Buckle up as we travel back in time and learn how a poor kid made it big, without ever completely escaping his demons.

From dusty Delta roads to electric city stages, blues has been the backbone of so many genres and the soundtrack of so many lives. Here are 30 songs that nailed the feeling, rocked the roots, and made us feel something deep.

Directors are usually the invisible hands pulling the strings behind the camera, but sometimes they can’t resist sneaking into their own films. Here are 20 great director cameos that make you want to rewind and check the credits.

Some shows nail it on the first try, then trip over their own success. The second season arrives with high hopes, new twists, and bigger budgets, yet somehow, all that magic quietly slips away.

The haunted house is horror cinema’s ultimate setting. Countless films have used the format to explore the uncanny, but only a few of them have risen to define the genre.

Hard to believe, but these films just hit the big 5-0. They’ve aged better than most trends—still quoted, still watched, and still reminding us why the 70s shaped movie magic.