Britany Murphy

Managing editor, writer and Tomatometer-certified critic with a focus on various entertainment news.


Words can be found at Cinema Debate, Discussing Film, Geeks of Color, Muses of Media, POC Culture and The Reel Roundup.

Geeks Of Color •

'A Thousand Steps Into Night' Is A Page-Turning YA Fantasy - Book Review

If you’re a fan of wonderfully written stories and realms that have collisions of gods, humans and monsters, then A Thousand Steps Into Night, is the perfect novel for you. The tale follows Miuko, the daughter of an innkeeper, who is living an ordinary existence in Awara. However, Miuko is unaware that what she considers a regular existence is about to take a turn she never expected when she’s cursed and begins to change into a demon with a fatal touch.
Geeks Of Color •

'Within These Wicked Walls' Is Thrilling And Chilling - Book Review

Andromeda is a debtera. What is a debtera, you might ask? Well, it is an exorcist who is charged with cleansing households of the Evil Eye. Andromeda is young, making some skeptical of her but when she gets the opportunity to work for a handsome young heir, Magnus Rochester, she agrees to the job. But what Andromeda doesn’t know is that this job will be unlike any other she’s experienced thus far.
Geeks Of Color •

Axie Oh’s ‘XOXO’ Perfectly Pairs Romance And K-pop - Book Review

Jenny is a cello prodigy and she will do everything in her power to be a success and attend a prestigious music school. Entrenched in her musical studies, Jenny is surprised by a chance encounter with a boy around her age at her uncle’s karaoke joint. This chance meeting ends up being one of the most exciting in Jenny’s young life, but Jaewoo quickly disappears from her life as swiftly as he became part of it. Not thinking she would ever see Jaewoo again, Jenny is shocked to find him enrolled
POC Culture •

REVIEW – Marvel Comics ‘Thor & Loki: Double TRouble’ #4

What can possibly go wrong with a pair of Thors and a Loki trying to locate a mysterious orb stolen right from Odin’s vaults? Well, the answer is a bit of what you’d expect and some of what you wouldn’t. But the biggest surprise of all comes when another Loki is added to the fray, and of course, she has the orb within her grasp. Now, trying to get this other Loki to part with the orb so that Thor and Loki number one can get home? Well, that’s certainly much easier said than done.
Geeks Of Color •

'Nubia: Real One' Is Impactful From Start To Finish - Review

Although Nubia has existed within the DC universe in some form since her first appearance in 1973, there are still many who are unaware or unfamiliar with the fact that Diana Prince (a.k.a. Wonder Woman) has a twin sister named Nubia. Stolen from Hippolyta when she was only a baby by Ares, Nubia has been a disappearing and reappearing character in Wonder Woman’s lore for decades now. However, we finally have a new introduction and new backstory for Nubia from L.L. McKinney with art by Robyn Smit
POC Culture •

REVIEW - Marvel Comics 'Maestro: War & Pax' #1 is an Action Packed Start to the Series

The Hulk is no more, and in addition, the man he once was, Bruce Banner, is not the same anymore either – he’s simply, The Maestro. Maestro is back in Peter David’s Maestro: War & Pax and he’s looking to make sure that everyone on earth knows who their one true god is. Maestro’s goal is to remove division and the way he plans to achieve this is to have complete dominion over all.
Geeks Of Color •

5 'DC Future State' Comic Books To Read Right Now

For the past few weeks, DC has shown us some of its new best and brightest within the pages of DC Future State. For those unfamiliar with DC Future State, it is a two-month epic event from DC spun out of the finale of the Dark Nights: Death Metal series (written by Scott Snyder, artwork by Greg Capullo) and it will introduce some new players in the superhero game. This new slate of DC Future State books will take readers on an adventure to the near future...
Geeks Of Color •

'Amari and the Night Brothers' Is A Stunning Middle-Grade Debut From B.B. Alston - Book Review

Amari and the night Brothers follows 13-year-old Amari Peters who is left devastated after her brother mysteriously goes missing. Quinton Peters is a star and was on his way to attending an Ivy League school on full scholarship when the disappearance happened. It is not a huge story on the news and the police think that Quinton was involved with something illegal (typical). Of course, Amari knows better.
Geeks Of Color •

'Black Canary: Breaking Silence' - Book Review

The next book in the DC Icons series features a story about Dinah Lance a.k.a. as everyone’s favourite hero with a killer voice, Black Canary. In this new take on Black Canary’s origin story, Alexandra Monir gifts readers with a novel that’s just as thrilling as it is insightful. At the age of eight, Dinah Lance heard the impossible – the sound of a girl singing. This was something she believed to be impossible since Gotham is taken over by the patriarchal Court of Owls.
Geeks Of Color •

‘Malcolm and Me’ Is A Journey Through With A Teen Grappling With Her Worldview, Relationships and Religion - Review

Rebellious and poetic are two words that describe Roberta Frost. The 13-year-old is doing her best to navigate her early teens. Now, we all know that being a teenager is difficult enough and after calling a former U.S. President a hypocrite for enslaving people and having a nun at her Catholic school respond with a racist insult, Roberta also begins to question her religion and how it fits into the greater scope of her life.
Geeks Of Color •

Lou Diamond Phillips’ ‘The Tinderbox: Soldier of Indira’ is a Captivating Retelling of the Hans Christian Andersen Tale - Book Review

Every good Indiran man is expected to be a soldier and for Everson, things weren’t any different. While it wasn’t the path that he envisioned for himself, he did as he had to – especially since it was something that his parents forced upon him. However, everything goes awry when Everson’s first battle goes terribly wrong and he ends up stranded on the planet of his mortal enemies.
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‘The Year of the Witching’ is a Must-Read Dark Fantasy - Book Review

In Bethel, whatever the Prophet says is law. Immanuelle simply living and existing is blasphemy. Due to her mother’s union with an outsider of a different race, Immanuelle’s family was cast into disgrace. Therefore, Immanuelle does what she can to lead a life of submission by worshipping the Father and following Holy Protocol. Immanuelle must conform like all of the other women in the settlement. But of course, much of that is easier said than done.
GEEKS OF COLOR •

'The Black Kids' Packs a Powerful, Timely Punch - Book Review

It’s 1992 and Ashley’s senior year of high school. With summer fast approaching in Los Angeles, Ashley and her friends are ready for a carefree summer before they are off to college and other adventures. But being the only Black person in the friend group makes Ashley the subject of many micro-aggressions that she typically lets slide. However, all of that changes on a fateful April afternoon when four LAPD officers were acquitted in the beating of Rodney King.
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‘Poe Dameron: Free Fall’ is a Coming-of-Age Tale Focused on One of Our Favourite Pilots - Book Review

Young Poe Dameron’s life is drastically altered after the death of his beloved mother. For years since her passing, Poe’s still been struggling to find and keep a connection with his fighter pilot father. Eventually, Poe decides it’s better to put some distance between the pair of them. Poe’s only option is to run away from home and do his best on his own.
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‘Cinderella Is Dead’ by Kalynn Bayron is a Unique and Exciting Retelling of the Fairy Tale - Book Review

It’s been 200 years since Cinderella made her appearance at that infamous ball. Having had the pleasure of finding her prince, the girls in Lille to attend an annual ball at the palace to find their suitors, just like Cinderella. However, this is not a choice for them. It is a mandatory obligation that none of them are able to escape from. While the men in the kingdom have the choice to attend the ball whenever they please (or never at all), the girls of the kingdom do not have this same luxury.
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