In “We Strangers,” Rayelle (Kirby) confesses to her mother (Tina Lifford) that she doesn’t have dreams. Perhaps she doesn’t have time for them, or else she’s simply too exhausted to hang onto anything else in her head after spending her days as a cleaning lady, monitoring her every move so as not to become any part of the mess she picks up for other people. Still, this isn’t to say she can’t have fantasies in Anu Valia’s absorbing character study, except like everything else her life, they’re not for herself when her observational skills lead some to think she’s psychic.
After honing her craft directing prestige TV shows such as “The Afterparty” and “Shrill,” Valia makes an aesthetically striking feature debut that may impress even more with the clear eyes she brings to the trickle effect of privilege, envisioning the ability to...
After honing her craft directing prestige TV shows such as “The Afterparty” and “Shrill,” Valia makes an aesthetically striking feature debut that may impress even more with the clear eyes she brings to the trickle effect of privilege, envisioning the ability to...
- 3/16/2024
- by Stephen Saito
- Variety Film + TV
It’s hard to imagine the Gary, Indiana janitorial community having many savvier political operators than Ray Martin (Kirby Howell-Baptiste). The commercial custodian knows that she’s every bit as smart as the people whose messes she spends her days cleaning up, but she takes bits of joy in adapting to whatever environment she ends up being thrust into. But at the start of “We Strangers,” Anu Valia’s feature directorial debut that seems destined to be one of the breakout hits of SXSW 2024, she finds herself in a puzzling situation that even she can’t quite wrap her mind around.
In the middle of one of her shifts cleaning the office of Dr. Neeraj Patel (Hari Dhillon), the wealthy therapist propositions her to become his personal housekeeper. It’s not immediately clear why he took an interest in her, but she accepts the curious gig with the hope of making a little extra money.
In the middle of one of her shifts cleaning the office of Dr. Neeraj Patel (Hari Dhillon), the wealthy therapist propositions her to become his personal housekeeper. It’s not immediately clear why he took an interest in her, but she accepts the curious gig with the hope of making a little extra money.
- 3/9/2024
- by Christian Zilko
- Indiewire
Charlie Cox makes his much anticipated return to MCU as Matt Murdock aka Daredevil in this week’s She-Hulk — and he’s welcomed back with clenched green fists.
In this first look at Thursday’s episode, Tatiana Maslany’s titular superhero interrupts Daredevil’s pursuit of Eugene aka Leap-Frog (Brandon Stanley), atop a parking structure.
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“You need to back off,...
In this first look at Thursday’s episode, Tatiana Maslany’s titular superhero interrupts Daredevil’s pursuit of Eugene aka Leap-Frog (Brandon Stanley), atop a parking structure.
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“You need to back off,...
- 10/6/2022
- by Michael Ausiello
- TVLine.com
[Warning: The below contains Major spoilers for She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, Season 1, Episode 5, “Mean, Green, and Straight Poured into These Jeans.”] She-Hulk: Attorney at Law‘s fifth episode, “Mean, Green, and Straight Poured into These Jeans,” hinted at what’s in store for the remainder of the season. In the wake of Jennifer Walters’ (Tatiana Maslany) ongoing battle with super influencer Titania (Jameela Jamil) and a Daredevil (Charlie Cox) Easter egg, anything could happen next — and series director Anu Valia, who helms Episodes 5 through d 7, knows a thing or two about what that could be. “I came in as a guest director, but it’s so nice to hear that people are having a good time and hopefully relating to Jennifer,” Valia tells TV Insider of the response to the series. “To be able to step in and be a small part of this much larger She-Hulk story and then the much larger universal storytelling is such an honor.
- 9/22/2022
- TV Insider
She-Hulk: Attorney at Law‘s latest episode had a mid-credits teaser… and yet didn’t.
Meaning, after Episode 5 ended, there was no live-action tag nor outtakes — though among the the courtroom sketch artist-style illustrations that serve as a backdrop for the end credits, we got to “see” Nikki accompany Pug on his hunt for coveted Iron Man Three sneakers.
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Meaning, after Episode 5 ended, there was no live-action tag nor outtakes — though among the the courtroom sketch artist-style illustrations that serve as a backdrop for the end credits, we got to “see” Nikki accompany Pug on his hunt for coveted Iron Man Three sneakers.
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- 9/19/2022
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
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[This story contains spoilers for She-Hulk: Attorney at Law episode five, “Mean, Green, and Straight Poured into These Jeans.”]
She-Hulk director Anu Valia has directed 22 episodes of television since 2020, which is an impressive feat considering how challenging TV production has become in the pandemic era. Three of those episodes include Marvel Studios’ She-Hulk, and Valia, like many people, assumed she knew what a Marvel set would be like. Instead, she discovered that there’s far more creative freedom than one might expect from the biggest franchise of all time.
“It was such a collaborative, creative experience, which is maybe something I didn’t realize going in. You think of Marvel as this huge machine, but it’s really not. Kevin [Feige] cares so much, but there was more freedom than I really expected to have,” Valia tells The Hollywood Reporter.
In a recent conversation with THR, Valia also addresses...
[This story contains spoilers for She-Hulk: Attorney at Law episode five, “Mean, Green, and Straight Poured into These Jeans.”]
She-Hulk director Anu Valia has directed 22 episodes of television since 2020, which is an impressive feat considering how challenging TV production has become in the pandemic era. Three of those episodes include Marvel Studios’ She-Hulk, and Valia, like many people, assumed she knew what a Marvel set would be like. Instead, she discovered that there’s far more creative freedom than one might expect from the biggest franchise of all time.
“It was such a collaborative, creative experience, which is maybe something I didn’t realize going in. You think of Marvel as this huge machine, but it’s really not. Kevin [Feige] cares so much, but there was more freedom than I really expected to have,” Valia tells The Hollywood Reporter.
In a recent conversation with THR, Valia also addresses...
- 9/17/2022
- by Brian Davids
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The following contains a spoiler from the very final scene of She-Hulk Episode 5, which was released on Sept. 15.
As it crossed the midpoint threshold of its nine-episode season, Disney+’s She-Hulk left us with a tease for a major Marvel hero’s arrival.
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In Episode 5, titled “Mean, Green, and Straight...
As it crossed the midpoint threshold of its nine-episode season, Disney+’s She-Hulk left us with a tease for a major Marvel hero’s arrival.
More from TVLineHigh School Musical EP on Nini's Return in Season 3 Finale, That 'Thrilling' Kiss and More -- What's Next for Everyone?Gael García Bernal Is Werewolf by Night in Disney+ Trailer Featuring Marvel's Man-Thing, Tva Hunters -- WATCHTVLine Items: Elton John Farewell Livestream, Moon Girl Trailer and More
In Episode 5, titled “Mean, Green, and Straight...
- 9/15/2022
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Kat Coiro, the co-director of the recently released limited series ‘She-Hulk: Attorney at Law’, has shared her experience of how she got acquainted with the titular character and how she explored the character in her childhood.
Talking about how she has long been drawn to the emerald-hued hero, Kat, who helmed six episodes of the series, said, “I was a huge fan of She-Hulk as a child, and she was a really badass female superhero who had her own book.”
Coiro also recently discovered her husband had an entire collection of the comics, “We went to his mom’s basement, and I got to go back through the comics and remember what was so exciting about She-Hulk. She’s irreverent, big, strong and bold.”
For the Indian-American director, Anu Valia, who helmed three episodes, it was the depth of the character’s personality that piqued her interest.
“I’ve never...
Talking about how she has long been drawn to the emerald-hued hero, Kat, who helmed six episodes of the series, said, “I was a huge fan of She-Hulk as a child, and she was a really badass female superhero who had her own book.”
Coiro also recently discovered her husband had an entire collection of the comics, “We went to his mom’s basement, and I got to go back through the comics and remember what was so exciting about She-Hulk. She’s irreverent, big, strong and bold.”
For the Indian-American director, Anu Valia, who helmed three episodes, it was the depth of the character’s personality that piqued her interest.
“I’ve never...
- 8/24/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
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