Andra Day performance elevates The United States vs. Billie Holiday
Andra Day delivers a star-making performance as Lady Day, aka Billie Holiday in Hulu’s The United States vs. Billie Holiday from director Lee Daniels.
Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell hits familiar notes while paying respectable homage to Frank White
Hip Hop heads and documentary fanatics are in for a treat with Netflix’s Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell from director Emmet Malloy. Following the rapper’s landmark induction to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and ahead of what would have been his 50th birthday, fans get a fresh look at Biggie Smalls’ legacy.
Wayback Wednesday Album Review : Marc Dorsey, Crave
Singer Marc Dorsey had already made a name for himself by appearing on soundtracks to the Spike Lee movies Crooklyn and Clockers before releasing his solo debut, Crave. Marc’s debut was released on August 10, 1999, and led by the single “If You Really Wanna Know.” .
The Vigil mixes religion and horror
Director Keith Thomas makes his feature debut in IFC Film’s, The Vigil. A horror film Steeped in ancient Jewish lore and demonology, The Vigil is a supernatural horror film set over a single evening in Brooklyn’s Hasidic Borough Park neighborhood.
Deborah Bond talks new music & more
Reviews & Dunn -What was the inspiration behind your recently released single “Radio?”
Deborah Bond – Producer/Saxophonist Trey Sorrells passed me the beginning ideas for the track and said he envisioned a song that was geared for listeners on the radio.
Flashback Friday Album Review : Freddie Jackson, Rock Me Tonight
It’s no question that Luther Vandross was the prominent male balladeer of the eighties. However, one of his competitors, Freddie Jackson, also provided the decade with quiet storm staples starting with the release of his debut, Rock Me Tonight.
Flora & Ulysses is strictly for those ten and under
Famed children’s fiction novelist Kate DiCamillo has another one of her books adapted in Disney+’s Flora & Ulysses. Directed by Lena Khan, Flora & Ulysses is a comedy-adventure based on the same-titled book.
Jovan Adepo and Grace Van Patten chemistry saves The Violent Heart
Jovan Adepo and Grace Van Patten portray Daniel and Cassie, a pair of star-crossed lovers in Gravitas Veritas’s The Violent Heart from director Keram Sanga. The film begins in the year 2004. Daniel (Jordan Preston Carter) is overtly happy that overjoyed that his military father Lee (Cress Williams) has returned home to his family.
Rosamund Pike thrives as a femme fatale in I Care a Lot.
Director J Blakeson makes a wonderful return to feature film directing in Netflix’s I Care a Lot. Marla Grayson (Rosamund Pike) uses the poise of a shark-like self-assurance in her job as a professional, court-appointed guardian for dozens of elderly wards.
Throwback Tuesday Album Review: The Temptations: Reunion
Getting a band or group back together is a standard at some point in the music industry. Motown did just that when they released The Temptations album, Reunion in 1982. Notable Temptations members David Ruffin and Eddie Kendricks returned to the group after a decade long absence and reunited with founding members Otis Williams and Melvin Franklin.
Coolin with Corey Clark
Corey Clark is a 2 time R.I.A.A. Certified Gold Recording Artist who has placed #1 twice on the Billboard Charts. Corey has been in the music industry for over two decades in numerous facets. Corey is known for his second season American Idol appearance and 2005 solo album. Mr. Clark took time out of his recording schedule to chop it up with Reviews & Dunn.
Flashback Friday Album Review : Force M.D.’s, Touch and Go
A year after their 1984 debut album, Love Letters, R&B quartet Force M.D. released the timeless ballad “Tender Love,” which took the group’s career to another level. In 1987 the group released its third album, Touch & Go. “Love Is a House” opens the album, and the song still sounds fresh as it did when I was six years old.