Teresa Jusino

Nov 29, 2024 | themarysue.com | Teresa Jusino

Created by Executive Producer Vijal Patel, Prime Video’s The Pradeeps of Pittsburgh is a comedy series about a family that’s emigrated from India to the United States, settling into a home in Pittsburgh, PA. Pittsburgh culture features prominently on the show, and its cast had a lot of fun exploring that with Patel. Naveen Andrews plays Pradeep patriarch, Mahesh, a man Andrews says “has genuine good will in his heart.

Nov 29, 2024 | themarysue.com | Teresa Jusino

Werewolves don’t get nearly enough love. Sure, there are some werewolf supporting characters in larger horror stories, and there are even one or two quality werewolf-centric films, but vampires and zombies seem to get most of the attention. Director Leigh Whannell might just change that with his latest project. You might know writer/director/actor Leigh Whannell as the writer of Saw, Cooties, and Insidious; or as the director of 2020’s awesome Invisible Man.

Nov 28, 2024 | themarysue.com | Teresa Jusino

Few producers are as prolific or as well-known by fans as Blumhouse Productions’ founder and CEO, Jason Blum. TMS‘ Rachel Leishman had the chance to speak with the man himself at Blumfest 2024, where Blum talked about his legacy, what inspires him, and what he thinks makes for quality horror. Several Blumhouse films, like Amityville: The Awakening, or The Conjuring franchise (theirs through their merger with James Wan’s Atomic Monster) are inspired by real-life events. This isn’t an accident.

Nov 10, 2024 | themarysue.com | Teresa Jusino

One of the hardest things to process after the US Presidential election this week is that so many on “my side” politically see this positively, either because they believe that only rock bottom will spur people to topple harmful systems or they opted out of voting entirely, in “protest.” Most of my anger and sadness post-election is reserved for those who actively voted for a racist convicted felon and alleged rapist who props up white supremacy, sexism, homophobia, and transphobia nationwide.

Nov 10, 2024 | themarysue.com | Teresa Jusino

Since Election Day, it’s been too easy to focus on the negative (or rather, it’s been too difficult to focus on anything else).