Summer of Soul from first time director Questlove is a much needed history lesson
The music extraordinaire Ahmir Khalib Thompson, better known as Questlove, makes a stunning directorial debut with Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised). A documentary from Searchlight Pictures, Summer of Soul
Take a trip down Fear Street
A classic teenage horror fiction series gets an adaption in Netflix’s Fear Street Part One: 1994. The first installment of a trilogy, Fear Street Part One: 1994, is the second film by director Leigh Janiak. At the same time, the film’s script was co-written by Phil Graziadei and Janiak.
Wayback Wednesday Movie Review, Sorry To Bother You
Boots Riley, lead vocalist of the hip-hop band, The Coup makes a stunning directorial debut with Sorry to Bother You from Annapurna Pictures. In an alternate present-day version of Oakland, Cassius “Cash” Green (Lakeith Stanfield) is having a rough life—living in his uncle’s garage and struggling to find a job.
Zola is a wild road trip
Director Janicza Bravo adapts a 2015 tweet thread for her second full-length feature in A24’s Zola. On a regular workday, Zola (Taylour Paige) meets a sex worker named Stefani (Riley Keough) at a restaurant where Zola is a waitress, and the two immediately bond over pole dancing.
Music Monday Movie Review, Whitney
Roadside Attractions & Miramax Films present the documentary Whitney from director Kevin Macdonald. The documentary chronicles the rise and fall of “The Voice” from her humble Newark, New Jersey, to a daily tabloid news story.
Second Listen Sunday Review : Tyrese, 2000 Watts
For this week’s edition of Second Listen Sunday, let us return to the summer of 2001. Having already achieved success as a model, VJ, and Soda pop jingle singer, Tyrese came into the music game with a decent debut album in 1998.
Audiences shouldn’t bet on Lansky for a good gangster flick
Meyer Lansky, the historical figure who carried the moniker the “Mob’s Accountant,” receives another biopic on Lansky. Arriving from Vertical Entertainment, the film is written and directed by Eytan Rockaway.
Furious 9 let us know there’s still some gas in the tank for Dominic Toretto and crew
Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) and his family race back to cinemas in Universal Pictures Fast & Furious 9. After a hiatus from the franchise, Justin Lin returns to the director’s chair for his fifth go-round.
Siberia is strictly for Dafoe and Ferrara fans
Willem Dafoe reunites with director Abel Ferrara in the psychological thriller Siberia from Vertical Entertainment. Partially inspired by Carl Jung’s The Red Book, Siberia introduces the audience to Clint (Dafoe), an English speaker who has abandoned his former life and now runs a bar in Siberia.
Second Listen Sunday Review: New Edition. Heart Break
I wanted to change it up for my third article of Second Listen Sundays. The album I want to highlight is one I know backward and forwards. An R&B masterpiece that I have listened to from start to finish hundreds of times, and that is New Edition’s, Heart Break.
Simplistic story aside , Luca is another winner for Disney/Pixar
Disney and Pixar unleash their latest animated tale in Luca. Enrico Casarosa makes his directorial debut with the film, which follows Luca Paguro (Jacob Tremblay), a 13-year-old sea monster who resides in the waters next to the Italian coast. Lucas spends his days herding goatfish with his parents Daniela (Maya Rudolph) and Lorenzo (Jim Gaffigan).
Kevin Hart thrives as an actor in the heartwarming Fatherhood
Kevin Hart teams with director Paul Weitz to break away from comedy in Netflix’s Fatherhood. The film is an adaptation of Matthew Logelin’s memoir Two Kisses for Maddy: A Memoir of Loss and Love. Director Paul Weitz, who co-wrote the film’s script with Dana Stevens, opens Fatherhood by introducing us to grieving mourners at a funeral.