Football and mentorship come together in We Are: The Brooklyn Saints.
A week before audiences watch the Chiefs and Buccaneers face off in Super Bowl 55, Netflix gives football fans a documentary to hold them over with We Are: The Brooklyn Saints. Emmy-award winning filmmaker Rudy Valdez directs the four-part documentary series following a youth football program in the heart of inner-city East NY, Brooklyn.
Wayback Wednesday Album Review: Sean Levert , The Other Side
Sean LeVert had already experienced great success in the group LeVert with his older brother Gerald and childhood friend Marc Gordon before turning thirty. Following the release of the group’s sixth album For Real Tho’ in 1993, Sean struck out on his own with his solo debut in June of 1995.
Throwback Tuesday Album Review: Jackie Jackson , Jackie Jackson
The eldest Jackson brother Jackie already had eight albums to his credit as a member of The Jackson Five when he released his self-titled debut on October 14th, 1973. Following his younger brothers Michael and Jermaine’s footsteps, Jackie keeps the same essence with his solo debut that highlights his talent away from the group.
Flashback Friday Album Review : Portrait, Portrait
One of the most extraordinary things about growing up in the nineties was the music. R&B groups were all the rage and I want to take you all back to 1992 when a vocal quartet by the name of Portrait released their self–titled debut, via Capital records.
Somewhat strong performance elevate No Man’s Land above clichéd plot
Writer-director Conor Allyn teams up with his brother and actor Jake Allyn for the Western No Man’s Land from IFC Films. Border vigilante Bill Greer (Frank Grillo) and his son Jackson (Jake Allyn) are on patrol when Jackson accidentally kills a Mexican immigrant boy.
Single Review: Robin Thicke, Take Me Higher
Robin Thicke has successfully spent the last few years rebranding himself after a messy public divorce from his first wife and his album Paula’s lukewarm response. In terms of albums, the singer hasn’t released a full-length project in over six years.
Talented Cast can’t save Brothers by Blood
Vertical Entertainment and director Jérémie Guez adapt the 1991 Pete Dexter novel Brotherly Love for the big screen in Brothers by Blood. In the City of Brotherly Love, eight-year-old Peter Flood (Nicholas Corvetti) helplessly watches as his little sister is killed by a neighbor’s reckless driving.
Throwback Tuesday Album Review : The Jacksons, Goin’ Places
The Jacksons followed their 1976 self-titled album, with Goin’ Places, released on October 8th, 1977. Like the preceding album, Goin’ Places was a joint venture between Epic Records and Philadelphia International Records.
Album Review : Tru-Skoo, Jukebox
Tru-Skoo comprised of members Caramello Jenkins and Diggy Fontaine kick-off 2021 with their album Jukebox. Released on GodMan Music Group, the release is a throwback to the good ole days of R&B, and Hip Hop infused music.
Flashback Friday Album Review : Montel Jordan, More To Tell
In 1995, R&B singer Montell Jordan burst onto the scene with his platinum-selling single, This Is How We Do It, from the same-titled album. A year later, Jordan returned to the music with his sophomore album More to Tell.
MLK/FBI Highlights The FBI’s Surveillance of the Civil Rights Icon
IFC Films and Field of Vision productions collaborate with director Samuel D. Pollard for the documentary MLK/FBI. Screenwriters Benjamin Hedin and Laura Tomaselli adapt the 2015 book The FBI and Martin Luther King, Jr.: From “Solo” to Memphis by David J. Garro for the documentary’s narrative structure.
Liam Nesson shoots and misses in The Marksman
Director Robert Lorenz places Liam Nesson back in action in The Marksman from Open Road Entertainment. Hardened Arizona rancher and ex-Marine sharpshooter Jim Hanson (Liam Neeson) simply wants to be left alone and enjoy retirement.