Album Review: Avant, Can We Fall In Love
Cleveland born R&B singer Avant returns to the scene with his ninth studio album, Can We Fall in Love. Overseeing the bulk of the songwriting and working solely with producer Travis Sayles, Avant is here to show us that R&B isn’t dead.
The ladies shoot first in Netflix’s The Old Guard
Film director Gina Prince-Bythewood makes history as the first African American woman to direct a comic book property in Netflix’s, The Old Guard.
Way back Wednesday Album Review: Johnny Gill, Provocative
Johnny Gill had already released two solo albums and a duet album with childhood friend Stacy Lattisaw when he joined New Edition in 1987. After helping the group shed its bubblegum image and emerge as a mature R&B group, Gill released his third solo in 1990 to the success of two million sold. Gill then […]
Throwback Tuesday Album Review: Hi-Five, Faithful
R&B groups in 1993 were all the rage when singing quintet Hi-Five released its third album, Faithful on October 26th, 1993. The group was enjoying the successes of the song “Unconditional Love” which initially appeared on the soundtrack of the summer hit Menace II Society. Written by Larry Campbell, with production by Art & Rhythm, the song stayed true to the group’s roots while pushing towards a more mature sound.
Family entertainment deserves better than the bland Four Kids and It
Jacqueline Wilson’s children’s novel Four Children and It receives a film adaptation in Four Kids and It from Altitude Film Distribution. Wilson herself adapted the 1902 novel Five Children, and It by E. Nesbit for her book Andy De Emmony directs the film from a screenplay by Simon Lewis and Mark Oswin.
Flashback Friday Album Review: Ralph Tresvant, Rizz-Wa-Faire
R&B music was alive and well when New Edition front man Ralph Tresvant released his third album Rizz -Wa-Faire in March 2006. While Tresvant was still touring with NE, there hadn’t been a Ralph Tresvant solo album in twelve years. The singer would have to bring in a young audience and compete with the likes […]
Unsolved Mysteries reboot provides will appease true crime junkies
An American crime mystery series receives an update from Netflix in Unsolved Mysteries. Netflix utilizes the same documentary format to profile real-life mysteries and featured re-enactments of unsolved crimes, missing person’s cases, conspiracy theories, and unexplained paranormal phenomena. One of the first things fans will notice is the omission of a host, but more on that later.
Way back Wednesday Album Review: Ralph Tresvant
It’s November 1990, and five of the six members of New Edition had branched out to successful solo careers. Bobby Brown was still enjoying success from his 1988 release Don’t Be Cruel, while Brown’s placement Johnny Gill had released three successful singles from his self-titled third album. Finally, Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins, and Ronnie DeVoe […]
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 […]