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Katherine Cusumano

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Bio
Katherine Cusumano is a New York-based, Bermuda-bred writer and photographer whose work has appeared in Interview, The Toast, Mental Floss, and xoJane. A pie connoisseur with an uncanny memory for dinosaur species, she hangs out with her betta fish Rex in her spare time.

'BvS' Major Farris Talks Lois Lane & Female Fandom

Perhaps like her portrayer, a rare female presence in a male-led superhero movie, Christina Wren's Man of Steel character Major Carrie Farris often found herself the only woman in rooms filled with very powerful men. And despite the 2013 film being…
By Katherine Cusumano

Why 'Race' Comes At A Perfect Time

Shanice Banton would be forgiven for being exhausted; her flight into New York was delayed, she's spending her days doing press for her new movie Race, and the film, about the famed sprinter Jesse Owens, is premiering on Feb. 19. Yet at our…
By Katherine Cusumano

'Vinyl' Will Get A Second Season

Less than a week after its first episode, a two-hour pilot, aired on HBO, Vinyl has been renewed for a second season. Deadline reported that the cable channel had already begun planning for Season 2 before Season 1 even hit the airwaves, and given…
By Katherine Cusumano

You Might Recognize 'Race's Stephan James

Imagine a universe in which John Boyega didn't play Finn in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Boyega had already been tapped to play Jesse Owens in the upcoming biopic Race, which centers on the racially charged 1936 Berlin Olympics, when he was offered…
By Katherine Cusumano

'Risen' Picks Up Where 'Passion' Left Off

If Mel Gibson had his way, The Passion of the Christ would have been released without subtitles translating its screenplay. Filmed in Hebrew, Aramaic, and Latin, the film aimed to "transcend language barriers with filmic storytelling," as Gibson…
By Katherine Cusumano

Why You Should Go Watch 'The Lion King' Stat

The Lion King was the first animated Disney movie that wasn't based on an existing myth, legend, or fairy tale. As Mental Floss reported earlier this year, all of Disney's animated movies, like Oliver and Company and The Little Mermaid, had been…
By Katherine Cusumano

Here's Who Might Win The Best Picture Oscar

Going into the Golden Globes, Carol and Spotlight were widely regarded as the frontrunners for the Best Motion Picture, Drama, category. But then Alejandro G. Iñárritu's The Revenant swooped in for a Best Actor, Drama, win for Leonardo DiCaprio and…
By Katherine Cusumano

Why Ursula Is So Important In 'The Little Mermaid'

Ariel would willingly give up her siren's song in exchange for the chance to walk on land. In The Little Mermaid, the terms of her deal with the villainous Ursula are clear from the outset. Ursula weaves an enchantment that gives Ariel what she's…
By Katherine Cusumano

'The Life Of Pablo' Might Refer To This Pablo

First, we watched Twitter with hawkish eyes waiting for Kanye West to drop a hint about what T.L.O.P. might stand for. Then, he revealed that it was the abbreviation for The Life of Pablo, the title of his seventh solo album. But really, that didn't…
By Katherine Cusumano

The 'Deadpool' Post-Credits Scene Is So Self-Aware

From Guardians of the Galaxy to Terminator: Genisys, the post-credits scene has become a staple of the franchise-ready science fiction production. But Deadpool, Marvel's latest spin-off film and its most self-referential yet, makes fun of the…
By Katherine Cusumano