The Black Cape

2 weeks ago | theblackcapemag.com | Jonita Davis

The Black C.A.P.E. is a magazine for films nerds, pop culture anoraks, the film and tv junkies. The C.A.P.E. is for the filmgoer who knows that culture and pop culture are tied. Cinema has a much deeper meaning than what we see on screen. We explore that and more in these pages. Follow publicationThere have been so many documentaries, news stories, tell-all books, and more on the problem of sexual assault and child actors. We’ve heard from the victims as adults.

1 month ago | theblackcapemag.com | Jonita Davis

The Black C.A.P.E. is a magazine for films nerds, pop culture anoraks, the film and tv junkies. The C.A.P.E. is for the filmgoer who knows that culture and pop culture are tied. Cinema has a much deeper meaning than what we see on screen. We explore that and more in these pages. Follow publicationA 2-D short film that premiered at the 2025 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival helps families explore emotions through community and squishy blobs.

2 months ago | theblackcapemag.com | Jonita Davis

The Black C.A.P.E. is a magazine for films nerds, pop culture anoraks, the film and tv junkies. The C.A.P.E. is for the filmgoer who knows that culture and pop culture are tied. Cinema has a much deeper meaning than what we see on screen. We explore that and more in these pages. Follow publicationBefore E-sports became a billion-dollar business, the names Walter Day, Billy Mitchell, and Steve Wiebe were among the top arcade gamer names. Day’s Twin Galaxy was the center of that universe.

Mar 2, 2025 | theblackcapemag.com | Jonita Davis

One of the most interesting film concepts from Slamdance 2025 is the short film One Rehearses, the Other Doesn’t. The film follows two women who seem to be in the process of preparing for a performance. At several points, they seem to be mirroring one another and in other scenes they are obviously playing out scripted dialogue and actions. However, when you think you’ve determined who is acting, a new bit of information comes in to throw things off.

Mar 2, 2025 | theblackcapemag.com | Jonita Davis

The most recent debates over the war in Ukraine, who started it, and Russian involvement have exposed how little Americans know about Eastern Europe. Silent Trees can offer that education while humanizing the plight of the refugees fighting for survival, specifically the Kurdish refugees stuck between the Polish-Belarusian border. The documentary explores asylum seeker life through the eyes of a teenaged girl named Rona.