Unhinged is a taut & quick paced thriller worth the view
Russell Crowe takes the term “road rage” to a homicidal level in Solstice Studio’s Unhinged from director Derrick Borte. Screenwriter Carl Ellsworth opens the film showing the mentally unstable Tom Cooper (Crowe) preparing to commit a heinous act of violence.
Typical family entertainment in The Sleepover
Director Trish Sie takes a break from directing music-based films to helm the Netflix family comedy, The Sleepover. High school student Clancy (Sadie Stanley) leads a bleak and mundane life, only finding joy playing the cello in her school.
RZA continues to grow as a filmmaker with Cut Throat City
Hip Hop icon RZA dabbles in the heist film genre for this third feature film as a director Cut Throat City from Well Go USA Entertainment. Set in 2005 in New Orleans’s Lower Ninth Ward, Cut Throat City centers on longtime friends Blink (Shameik Moore), Miracle (Demetrius Shipp Jr.), Junior (Keean Johnaon) and Andre (Denzel Whitaker).
Project Power is a successful genre mashup
Netflix brings us a different kind of superhero tale in their latest film, Project Power. Directed by filmmaking duo Henry Joost & Ariel Schulman, Project Power follows an unlikely triumvirate of heroes seeking to take down Teleios, a shady government organization responsible for the creation of a new drug called Power.
Laughs a plentiful in comic Sam Jay’s Netflix special, Sam Jay: 3 In The Morning
My latest comedy discovery is Sam Jay, who shines in her hour-long Netflix comedy special Sam Jay: 3 In The Morning. The comedian is no stranger to Netflix. She initially made a debut on the streaming giant’s The Comedy Lineup Part 1. Her work on the legendary sketch show Saturday Night Live earned her two back to back Emmy nominations.
A Routine plot & uninspired choreography hurt dance flick, Work It
Actress Sabrina Carpenter gets her dance on in her first Netflix film, the coming of age dance flick Work It. Directed by Laura Terruso and written by Alison Peck, Work It tells the story of Quinn Ackerman (Carpenter), an overachieving senior who dreams of attending Duke University.
Album Review: Brandy, B7
Songstress and actress Brandy returns to the scene with her seventh studio album, B7, via her own label Brand Nu and eOne Music.
Album Review: Jagged Edge, A Jagged Love Story
Atlanta based R&B group, Jagged Edge, returns to the music scene with their double album A Jagged Love Story. The group comprising twins Brandon & Brian Casey, Kyle Norman, and Richard Wingo have been a force in the music industry since the 1997 debut A Jagged Era.
Flashback Friday Album Review: New Edition Home Again
One of my most anticipated album releases of all time was New Edition’s 1996 reunion project, Home Again. Reunion talks were the wishes of every fan since lead vocalists Ralph Tresvant, Bobby Brown and Johnny Gill joined BBD members Ricky Bell, Ronnie DeVoe, and Michael Bivins for a surprise performance at the MTV Video Music Awards in 1990.
Wayback Wednesday Album Review: Usher, My Way
Following the lukewarm response to his self-titled debut in 1994, Usher and his team returned to the drawing board to ensure that he didn’t become a one and done singer. Following the blueprint laid out by Bobby Brown’s second album Don’t Be Cruel, My Way was indeed the beginning of Usher’s rise.
Throwback Tuesday Album Review: Terrence Howard, Shine Through It
I was willing to give Howard a chance, sadly not only is Shine Through It one of the worst albums I’ve ever heard. Released by Columbia Records on September 2, 2008, Shine Through It is rarely mentioned by Howard or anyone else.
Flashback Friday Album Review: Smokey Robinson, A Quiet Storm
Six years before I was born, soul singer and songwriter Smokey Robinson released his third solo album A Quiet Storm on Motown Records. Debuting on March 26th, 1975, A Quiet Storm was the album that defined Smokey as a force to be reckoned with.