Hijinks and fun continue in Is It Cake Season 2
Comedian Mikey Day reunites with Netflix for Season 2 of the hit show Is It Cake. Deception is the name of the game for the world’s most talented bakers, who will compete to create hyper-realistic cakes that look exactly like everyday objects – with cash on the line. But are they good enough to deceive a panel of celebrity judges… and you? You’ll be asking yourself, ‘Is it real?’ Or…Is It Cake?”
Asteroid City will please Wes heads young and old
Acclaimed filmmaker Wes Anderson assembles another all-star cast for his eleventh feature film, Asteroid City, from Focus Features. The film starts perplexingly in the titular fictional town in the late fifties.
I’m A Virgo puts an eccentric spin on the coming of age tale
The acclaimed filmmaker Boots Riley, known for his exceptional work on “Sorry To Bother You” in 2018, is back in an exciting new project for Prime Video titled I’m A Virgo. The series follows the journey of a young man named Cootie (Jharrel Jerome), who, at 13 feet tall, has never once set foot outside his sheltered existence world.
Second Listen Sunday: Gerald & Eddie LeVert, Father & Son
Today is Father’s Day, so I wanted to highlight a legendary father and son duo for Second Listen Sunday. Arriving in stores on Sept 26, 1995, Father and Son was the first full-length collaboration between the late great Gerald LeVert and his dad Eddie LeVert.
Slow Jam Saturday: Eric Roberson feat. Pop, Do The Same For Me
Next to New Edition, one performer who I always make time to see any time they are in my city is Eric Roberson. I’ve lost count of times I’ve witnessed Erro wreck shop on stage. One performance that sticks out was in 2016 at The Birchmere in Alexandria. During a “Do The Same For Me” performance, Eric brought his dad on stage to sing the song with him.
The West is a bore in Surrounded
After making a promising debut with Monster, director Anthony Mandler returns with his sophomore feature, Surrounded from MGM. Andrew Pagana and Justin Thomas pen the film’s screenplay.
Social commentary and laughs mix successfully in The Blackening
A popular comedy sketch receives the full-length feature film treatment in The Blackening from Lionsgate. Tim Story directs the film from Tracy Oliver and Dewayne Perkins.
Amy Schumer Emergency Contact is dead on arrival
Comedian Amy Schumer reunites with streaming giant Netflix for another special in Emergency Contact. Using her usual shtick, Schumer invites audiences into her life as she discusses topics such as getting older, motherhood, and marriage.
Second Listen Sunday: Jordan Knight, Jordan Knight
Lead singers going solo from their group is nothing new. Sometimes the solo venture happens when they are still with the group; other times, they wait until the group is on hiatus. Jordan Knight was the primary lead vocalist in the massively successful New Kids On The Block pop group. With a falsetto style modeled after the legendary Russell Thompkins Jr of The Stylistics, Knight led his group to numerous top-ten hits.
Slow Jam Saturday: DeBarge, Love Me In A Special Way
DeBarge, Motown’s eighties answer to The Jackson 5, was introduced to a whole new era of fans when one of Hip Hop goats, The Notorious B.I.G., sampled their 1983 classic “Stay With Me” for the remix to “One More Chance.” “Stay With Me” appeared on the group’s third album, In a Special Way.
Hollywood Dreams and Nightmares: The Robert England Story gives the man behind Freddy Krueger his just due
Horror icon Robert England gets his flowers from directors Gary Smart and Christopher Griffiths in Hollywood Dreams and Nightmares
Clichés abound and limited scares hinder The Boogeyman
Literary horror legend Stephen King sees another one of his properties come to the big screen in The Boogeyman from 20th Century Studios.