Artistically Speaking with Joy B

When the matriarch of the Graham family passes away, her daughter and grandchildren begin to unravel cryptic and increasingly terrifying secrets about their ancestry, trying to outrun the sinister fate they have inherited.

After moving to Salem, Mass., teenager Max Dennison (Omri Katz) explores an abandoned house with his sister Dani (Thora Birch) and their new friend, Allison (Vinessa Shaw). After dismissing a story Allison tells as superstitious, Max accidentally frees a coven of evil witches (Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy) who used to live in the house. Now, with the help of a magical cat, the kids must steal the witches' book of spells to stop them from becoming immortal.   Twitter Instagram

Based on The New York Times best-selling book by author Liane Moriarty, "Nine Perfect Strangers" takes place at a boutique health-and-wellness resort that promises healing and transformation as nine stressed city dwellers try to get on a path to a better way of living. Watching over them during this 10-day retreat is the resort's director, Masha, a woman on a mission to reinvigorate their tired minds and bodies. However, these nine "perfect" strangers have no idea what is about to hit them.

Andrew Neiman (Miles Teller) is an ambitious young jazz drummer, in pursuit of rising to the top of his elite music conservatory. Terence Fletcher (J.K. Simmons), an instructor known for his terrifying teaching methods, discovers Andrew and transfers the aspiring drummer into the top jazz ensemble, forever changing the young man's life. But Andrew's passion to achieve perfection quickly spirals into obsession, as his ruthless teacher pushes him to the brink of his ability and his sanity.

Shallow, rich and socially successful Cher (Alicia Silverstone) is at the top of her Beverly Hills high school's pecking scale. Seeing herself as a matchmaker, Cher first coaxes two teachers into dating each other. Emboldened by her success, she decides to give hopelessly klutzy new student Tai (Brittany Murphy) a makeover. When Tai becomes more popular than she is, Cher realizes that her disapproving ex-stepbrother (Paul Rudd) was right about how misguided she was -- and falls for him.

The hard-nosed Detroit cop from the original film returns to Los Angeles to help solve another case. This time he must direct his efforts towards unravelling the Alphabet Crimes, a series of robberies committed by leather-jacketed punks. The investigation puts him on the trail of an illegal arms dealer and his hit lady.

When a young woman is killed by a shark while skinny-dipping near the New England tourist town of Amity Island, police chief Martin Brody (Roy Scheider) wants to close the beaches, but mayor Larry Vaughn (Murray Hamilton) overrules him, fearing that the loss of tourist revenue will cripple the town. Ichthyologist Matt Hooper (Richard Dreyfuss) and grizzled ship captain Quint (Robert Shaw) offer to help Brody capture the killer beast, and the trio engage in an epic battle of man vs. nature.

We start our summer blockbuster series with a classic that EVERYONE has seen...except Joy. Listen to the episode and see what her first reaction is to, "Independence Day". Also find out what Chris thinks of the film on what might be his 15th watch.  

After being fired, a radio DJ moves in with his aunt, bringing along his four spoiled children. Find us on Instagram: Chris-> @ChristopherMychaelWatson Joy-> @JoyBrunson For Sponsorships and Collaborations please email us at: StreamtheQuarantine@gmail.com  

Welcome to Season 2 of Stream the Quarantine! Chris and Joy are back with an all new season of reviews and opinions. We're starting off Season 2 with holiday films. First up is the oh so classic "Home Alone".  Here's the Plot:   When bratty 8-year-old Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) acts out the night before a family trip to Paris, his mother (Catherine O'Hara) makes him sleep in the attic. After the McCallisters mistakenly leave for the airport without Kevin, he awakens to an empty house and assumes his wish to have no family has come true. But his excitement sours when he realizes that two con men (Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern) plan to rob the McCallister residence, and that he alone must protect the family home.   Follow us on Instagram: @streamthequarantine @JoyBrunson @ChristopherMychaelWatson

After staging his own suicide, a crazed scientist uses his power to become invisible and stalk and terrorize his ex-girlfriend. 

On this episode, Chris and Joy talk about the 2004 Denzel Washington film, The Manchurian Candidate

This week on Stream the Quarantine, Chris and Joy breakdown "I Like it Like That". Set in the South Bronx in 1994, this film was directed by Darnell Martin. Logline: Chino (Jon Seda) isn't the best husband to Lisette (Lauren Vélez). His job as a bicycle messenger can barely support them and their three children, and he's having an affair with another woman in the neighborhood. After Chino is arrested for looting, Lisette is forced to find work on her own. By chance she happens to land a job as an assistant to a record executive. When Chino gets out of prison, he's shocked to discover Lisette is a changed woman -- one who might not need him anymore. Follow us on Instagram and let us know what you thought of the episode. @StreamtheQuarantine Joy's IG: @JoyBrunson Chris's IG: @ChristopherMychaelWatson 

This week on Stream the Quarantine, Chris and Joy breakdown "Clemency" - A film by Chinonye Chukwu. An Independent Spirit Award winner for Best Screenplay. Logline: Bernadine Williams is a prison warden who, over the years, has been drifting away from her husband while dutifully carrying out executions in a maximum security prison. When she strikes up a unique bond with death-row inmate Anthony Woods, a layer of emotional skin is peeled back, forcing Bernadine to confront the complex-and often contradictory-relationship between good intentions, unrequited desires, and what it means to be sanctioned to kill. Follow us on Instagram and let us know what you thought of the episode. @StreamtheQuarantine Joy's IG: @JoyBrunson Chris's IG: @ChristopherMychaelWatson 

This week on Stream the Quarantine, Chris and Joy breakdown the Jason Mantzoukas vehicle .. The Long Dumb Road.   Logline: Two guys serendipitously meet at a time when they both find themselves at personal crossroads and decide to embark on an unplanned road trip across the American Southwest. Follow us on Instagram and let us know what you thought of the episode. @StreamtheQuarantine Joy's IG: @JoyBrunson Chris's IG: @ChristopherMychaelWatson 

This week on Stream the Quarantine, Chris and Joy are bringing you a bonus episode featuring the cheeky rom-com "Yesterday". This episode was actually the first one we ever recorded! We thought it shouldn't live in the vault forever, so here it is! Logline: Jack Malik is a struggling singer-songwriter in an English seaside town whose dreams of fame are rapidly fading, despite the fierce devotion and support of his childhood best friend, Ellie. After a freak bus accident during a mysterious global blackout, Jack wakes up to discover that The Beatles have never existed. Performing songs by the greatest band in history to a world that has never heard them, Jack becomes on overnight sensation with a little help from his agent. Follow us on Instagram and let us know what you thought of the episode: @StreamtheQuarantine Joy's IG: @JoyBrunson Chris's IG: @ChristopherMychaelWatson 

This week on Stream the Quarantine, Chris and Joy breakdown the Oscar Award winning film by director Spike Lee, "Blackkklansman".   Logline: Ron Stallworth is the first African-American detective to serve in the Colorado Springs Police Department. Determined to make a name for himself, Stallworth bravely sets out on a dangerous mission: infiltrate and expose the Ku Klux Klan. The detective soon recruits a more seasoned colleague, Flip Zimmerman, into the undercover investigation of a lifetime. Together, they team up to take down the extremist hate group as the organization aims to sanitize its rhetoric to appeal to the mainstream.  Follow us on Instagram and let us know what you thought of the episode. @StreamtheQuarantine Joy's IG: @JoyBrunson Chris's IG: @ChristopherMychaelWatson 

This week on Stream the Quarantine, Chris and Joy breakdown the Oscar Award winning film by director Boon Jong Ho, "Parasite". Logline: Greed and class discrimination threaten the newly formed symbiotic relationship between the wealthy Park family and the destitute Kim clan. Take a listen and let us know what you think on our InstaGram! @StreamtheQuarantine   

In this episode Joy and Chris dish about the 1995 Dustin Hoffman vehicle about a dangerous airborne virus that threatens civilization.    Follow us on Instagram: @StreamtheQuarantine 

Hi, we're Joy and Chris, two actors stuck in the house during the 2020 pandemic. So, we're watching films and breaking them down for you. Join us each week for a new episode of Stream the Quarantine! Follow us on Instagram: @StreamtheQuarantine 

My guest today is Tina Jackson. Tina is not only a soul shifting Soul Cycle instructor, but most impressively she is a professional dancer that has worked with Beyonce, Cardi B and many more. She is hands down one of the most positive people I have had the pleasure to meet. As artists we have both up and down moments in our life and career. And it’s how we handle those moments that go on to define our character. In this chat Tina shares what she does to overcome adversity, as well discussing why you shouldn’t limit your dreams to your bucket list. I found space for acceptance and healing in this conversation, I hope you too will love it. Without further ado, here we go family. Episode 17 with Professional Dancer Tina Jackson.  Find Tina Online: Instagram: @_Tinaj_ Find Joy B Online: JoyBrunson.com | IG: @ArtisticallySpk

My guest this week is Actress and Content Creator Andrea Lewis. Like many of us, I first saw Andrea Lewis on the hit Canadian tv show “Degrassi”. She played Hazel Aden, a Somalian born muslim girl who fled during the civil war and now attempts to navigate high school in Toronto. For me, Hazel was the first time I saw someone that looked like me on television. Degrassi didn’t shy away from tough subjects and neither does our guest. Today we chat about growing up in the acting industry, what you do when it seems to all stop and how creating her own work has given her confidence and tools for self love.  If you like this episode please be sure to leave us a positive review on iTunes. It helps the podcast get noticed!   Connect with Andrea: Website: MissAndreaLewis.com YouTube: AndreaLewisChannel IG: @AndreaLewis Twitter: @AndreaLewis  

My guest today is one of the most dynamic young people I’ve gotten to know, Ms. Lyric Ross. Now unless you don’t watch TV, I’m sure you’ve heard of my guest’s hit show on NBC This is Us. She plays Deja, a young girl who got caught up in the foster system due to a well meaning but none the less negligent mother (played by yours truly) and ends up in the care of Randall Pearson and his amazing family. Lyric’s performance has garnered her a Teen Choice award and most recently a Screen actors guild award nomination  for outstanding performance by an ensemble. I mean, this girl is the embodiment of pure talent. I’m so glad I got to sit down and talk about her journey being a young artist in this sometimes demanding and uncompromising business.   Find Lyric on IG @LyricNicoleRoss

Today's guest is celebrated Playwright and Screenwriter Jireh Breon Holder. Just six months into his new gig as staff writer on NBC’s new hit drama New Amsterdam, Jireh garnered the coveted honor of getting his own episode, which airs Tuesday January 15th at 10/9c on NBC. Today Jireh shares his very unique path from Yale to Broadway to Hollywood. Be sure to share this episode with any writer in your life as Jireh is sure to inspire. If you like this episode please consider subscribing to Artistically Speaking on Apple Podcast, GooglePlayMusic and Stitcher. For more behind the scenes pictures and clips follow us at @ArtisticallySPK on IG.   Find Jireh Breon Holder online! IG: @JirehBreonHolder Website: Jireh Breon HOlder

Hello all! This week I, Joy Brunson, creator of this podcast am also the guest! I play 'Shauna' on NBC's This is Us, and since the Season 2 fall finale was last night I thought I'd share a bit about my journey as an actress. Including googling my way into an internship at Will Smith's production company, being too scared to say my lines on set and what it's really like working with Emmy Award winning actor - Sterling K. Brown. If you like this episode be sure to tell a friend! Find me on Social Media: Twitter/Instagram: @JoyBrunson Facebook: /JoyBrunsonOfficial Website: JoyBrunson.com

Allie Gonino is a triple threat. Singer, Actress and all around badass. She is best recognized from her leading roles on “The Red Road” and “The Lying Game” on ABC Family. She is also a beautiful singer with a brand new single out called “Stillness” on iTunes which you can buy HERE. Today she talks about her love for music, her latest project which is a horror musical also starring Luke Wilson, David Arquette and we’ll chat about her new love for Dungeons and Dragons. If you are in the Kansas City area on December 3rd, Allie will be performing at the Uptown Theater for the Ubuntu Conscious Music Festival. Tickets are available HERE.  Connect w/ Allie on Social Media: Instagram: @Go_Nino Facebook: @AGonino   Connect w/ Joy B on Social Media: Twitter/Instagram: @JoyBrunson Facebook: /JoyBrunsonOfficial Website: JoyBrunson.com    

This week I chat with "Rebel Blonde" Carlie Casey. You might know her from her iconic character on Nickelodeon's Ned's Declassified, "Missy Meanie". Carlie has also appeared in Big Time Rush, New Girl, and House M.D. to name a few.  Her latest endeavor is the hit YouTube Digital Series, "Are You There God? It's Me, Margot", which she serves as creator, writer and lead actress. Carlie shares how she got started in the business, what it was like transitioning into being an adult actor and why she decided to create her own masterpiece. Leave a comment and let me know how you enjoyed the episode! Find Carlie on Social Media: Twitter: @Carlieisms Instagram: @AreUThereGodItsMeMargot Website: AreYouThereGodItsMeMargot.com   Find me on Social Media: Twitter/Instagram: @JoyBrunson Facebook: /JoyBrunsonOfficial Website: JoyBrunson.com

Karimah Westbrook currently stars in the George Clooney directed film “Suburbicon”. In this chat she shares how she managed to snag an audition for “Save the Last Dance” without having an agent or an appointment, what she does to stay focused and what it’s like sharing scenes with Julianne Moore.  Karimah Westbrook Instagram: @Only1Karimah Twiter: @Only1Karimah KarimahWestbrook.com Get Karimah’s Book today! - A Plan of Action for the Aspiring Actor: Your Blueprint to Success!

This week Joy is chatting with long time friend and one of the stars of the upcoming ABC comedy "The Mayor", Bernard David Jones. Bernard is a multitalented artist that has found success in acting, photography and music. He chats with us about his journey from Patterson, NJ to Hollywood, how he got the role in "The Mayor", and his advice for those artist that feel burnt out.  For more information on Bernard David Jones, follow him here -> Instagram: @BJtheActor | Twitter: @BJtheActor | Facebook: Bernard David Jones   *Watch ABC's "The Mayor" on Tuesday nights after Black-ish. Coming this fall!   To connect with Joy-> Instagram: @ArtisticallySPK | Twitter: @ArtisticallySPK | Email: ArtisticallySpk@gmail.com

This week is Part 2 of our conversation with Actor and Producer Arjay Smith. In this half Arjay talks about his record company Jeigh B Records, his love for giving back to the next generation of artists, and what his ultimate piece of advice is for anyone attempting to get into the entertainment industry. Let me know what your favortie part of the episode was!  Follow Artistically Speaking with Joy B today! Instagram - @ArtisticallySpk Twitter - @ArtisitcallySpk   ****************************************************************** To learn more about today's guests follow him on his social media handles today! Jeigh B. Records, Arjay's IMDB Page Instagram: @Arjay_Smith Twitter: @Arjay_Smith      

This week Joy chats with Actor and Producer Arjay Smith. With over 24 years as a professional actor, Arjay shares his journey through Hollywood. As a teenager Arjay was the lead of the popular Nickelodeon television show "The Journey of Allen Strange". He quickly realized that he had a different level of responsibility than other kids his age. Since then he's been a part of some of the most popular films and television shows including Sons of Anarchy, Perception and Day After Tomorrow. In this episode we chat about how Arjay's faith has been an anchor and guiding point throughout his career, his memories of working with actor Tracy Morgan, and how marriage had helped him grow in his craft.  This was such a dynamic episode that I'm giving you a double dose of Arjay. Be sure to come back next week for Part 2! Follow Arjay on Instagram and Twitter -->> @Arjay_Smith     *For collaborations and sponsorships email ArtisticallySpk@gmail.com FOLLOW US on Instagram & Twitter ->> @ArtisticallySpk

This week Joy chats with a super special guest, her dad Eddie Brunson. Eddie Brunson is a former professional baseball player who was the the top of his field. While all roads were leading to ultimate success, Eddie suffered a career ending injury and his dream to play in the Major Leagues were sidetracked. None the less, he conquered his own feeling of defeat and continues to share the craft that he loves so much with others.  This episode has a lot of gems! Let me know you're favorite part by leaving a review in the comment section.  

This week Joy chats with Actress, Poet and Producer Gail Bean. Along with starring in the hit Sundance film “Unexpected”, Gail has had a recurring roles in HBO’s Insecure and is currently co-starring in the “Belko Experiment" which is in theaters now. Gail shares her inspiration behind her latest book of poetry called “Lavon”, and her secret to success. This episode is full of inspiration and reminds us all that through our mindset we can change the outcome of our life! Lavon, Gail Bean’s personal form of poetry which she calls “Beanery”, is available now on her website GailBean.net.

This week Joy chats with Corey Marshall aka "@MissFoodieProblems & @MissFashionistaProblems". Corey is a Content Creator and Social Media Influencer. Join us as she takes us through a "Day in the Life", as well as sharing how she balances a full time job with her personal commitments. Corey is one of the most hard working and dedicated people in the social media influencer game. We're so excited to explore this unique brand of artistry and to share it with all of you!.    To learn more Corey abut her at MissFoodieProblems.com

Maya Kazan is an actress and director who has starred in multiple hit television shows and movies including “The Knick”, “Sleepy Hollow”, “Jane the Virgin” and “Frances Ha”. Kazan chats about her journey in the industry, what advice she has for anyone interested in pursuing a career in this business, and what it’s like working with Academy Award winning director Steven Soderbergh. Maya is also a passionate civil servant and shares her path to finding her voice in the political sphere. Follow Maya Kazan on Instagram and Twitter at: @Maya_Kazan

This week Joy chats with Actress and Performance Artist Danielle Deadwyler. Best known for her role as LaQuita "Quita" Maxwell on Tyler Perry's The Have and the Have Nots, Deadwyler has been gracing the big and small screen for over seven years. In addition to her film and theatrical work, Deadwyler is a Performance Artist. Her most recent work "MNLUii" deals with the role of the Black female body throughout history. This passionate conversation will leave you inspired and ready to take charge of your creativity. Make sure you stay tuned for a special song at the end of the episode. Now sit back, relax and enjoy the show!

This week on Artistically Speaking with Joy B, Write(HER) and Director, Nina Gloster, stops by for a chat. A Spelman Colege and USC graduate, Nina has worked on "Underground" on WGN, as well as unscripted television. She is currently the writer's assistant for "Star" on Fox. Nina gets candid about life in a Network TV writer's room as well as her hopes for Season 2 of "Star"! This episode is not to be missed! Tune in and hang out!      

Marcus Henderson is an actor and musician who is currently co-starring in Jordan Peele's hit movie, "Get Out". Henderson talks about his journey from Missouri to Yale and finally to Hollywood.