Strong acting saves Burden
Actor Andrew Heckler gives audiences his writing and directing debut in The Fyzz Facility’s race relations drama, Burden. Set in 1996 and based on a true story, Mike Burden (Garrett Hedlund) is an Army veteran residing in South Carolina who works a repo man to earn his keep. When we first meet Mike, he’s renovating […]
2 Minutes of Fame is worth 95 mins of your time
Comedian and voice impressionist Jay Pharaoh makes his feature film headlining debut in Codeblack Entertainment’s 2 Minutes of Fame from director Leslie Small. Pharaoh portrays Deandre McDonald, a struggling comic looking for his next big break. Sky (KeKe Palmer) Deandre’s girlfriend and mother of his son would like him the budding comic to take grow […]
Flashback Friday Album Review, Bell Biv DeVoe: Hootie Mack
Bell Biv DeVoe members Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins, and Ronnie DeVoe made history with their 1990 debut Poison release. The Poison album found the group as the second most successful spin-off act from the New Edition camp when their debut sold four million copies. Expectations were high for the group’s sophomore album of new material. […]
Album Review: Brian McKnight, Exodus
R&B singer-songwriter Brian McKnight returns to the scene with his latest release Exodus on The SoNo Recording Group. Serving as his sixteenth album in a twenty-eight-year career, McKnight has hinted that it will be his last album of original material. McKnight opens the album with “Unbelievable,” before transitioning into the singles from the album, which […]
Horror fans deserve better than We Summon the Darkness
Director Marc Meyers transports moviegoers back to the eighties in the horror flick. We Summon the Darkness from Saban Entertainment. Alexis Butler (Alexandra Daddario) and her friends Val (Maddie Hasson) and Bev (Amy Forsyth) are on their way to a heavy metal concert. While traveling, the girls nearly get into an accident after a blue […]
Despite a masterful performance by Tom Hardy, Capone is one of 2020 worst movies
Director Josh Trank tells the final years of Al Capone’s life are revealed in Capone from Vertical Entertainment. Opening with text narration explaining how Al Capone (Tom Hardy) finally ended up in prison due to tax evasion. We find Capone now aged 40 and being released after a decade. Due to untreated syphilis and no […]
Zero laughs in Eric Andre’s painfully unfunny Netflix special Legalize Everything
Comedian Eric Andre who is primarily known as the creator, host, and co-writer of the Adult Swim comedy series The Eric Andre Show, makes his way to Netflix in the comedy special Legalize Everything. I wasn’t familiar with Eric Andre’s work before the COVID; however, I had seen numerous ads for his hidden film camera film. Bad Trip.
Flashback Friday Album Review: Troop’s, Deepa
The year is 1992, and Troop is fresh off an opening act slot on M.C. Hammer’s “Please Hammer, Don’t Hurt ‘Em World Tour” and a cameo appearance in the nineties classic New Jack City. The Pasadena, California based R&B returned to the studio to begin the recording process for their third album, Deepa. Troop attempted […]
Looking Ahead To the Future: Nutta Butta Interview Part 3
Reviews & Dunn: Name five MC’S (from any time, dead or alive) you would love to do a Posse cut with? Nutta Butta: A posse cut sounds funny to me, but I get what you’re saying. Off the rip, I’m going to say Aqil, LL, Jay-Z, Method Man, and this is my mother blanking house […]
Fame and Missed Fortune: Nutta Butta Interview Part 2
In our last interview, Nutta Butta spoke about his early life and how he got his start. Part 2 will reveal why he decided to take a hiatus from the industry, why he decided to try a different career path Reviews & Dunn: In addition to being a staple in the nineties, on Teddy Riley […]
The humble beginnings of a Harlem MC: Nutta Butta Interview Part 1
Harlem Born MC Nutta Butta took time out of his busy schedule for an interview with Reviews & Dunn. Here is part 1 of a three-part series. Reviews & Dunn: Growing up, who were your early musical influences? Nutta Butta: Wow! I had so many musical influences growing up from various genres; I could be […]
Spike Lee’s Da 5 Bloods is one of 2020’s best
Spike Lee’s latest project Da 5 Bloods arrives on Netflix Friday, June 12th, and adds another entry to the director’s already impressive filmography.