Hot Seat is a burnt out thriller
Director James Cullen Bressack continues to add to his filmography of low-rated B-Movies with his latest Hot Seat from Lionsgate. IT expert Friar (Kevin Dillon) finds a hair-trigger bomb strapped to his desk chair. An unseen hacker orders him to steal digital funds online–or have his daughter abducted.
Second Listen Sunday: Teena Marie, Irons in the Fire
I wanted to pay homage to Marie’s third album and her personal favorite, Irons in the Fire. Artists releasing two albums was common in the music industry. Teena was still red hot with her second album Lady T when Irons in the Fire hit stores on August 14th, 1980.
Slow Jam Saturday: Boney James feat. Philip Bailey, Love Song
One of my favorite saxophonists, Boney James, has many collaborations with R&B singers…, I wanted to highlight Boney’s 2006 collaboration with Earth, Wind & Fire’s lead vocalist Philip Bailey.
Rise is a fast break true story
Director Akin Omotoso brings a heartwarming true-life tale to Disney+ in the winning basketball drama Rise. Audiences have never seen a story like that of the Antetokounmpos. After emigrating from Nigeria to Greece, Charles and Vera Antetokounmpo (Dayo Okeniyi and Yetide Badaki, respectively) struggled to survive and provide for their five children while living under the daily threat of deportation.
The Man From Toronto is a by the numbers buddy flick
Kevin Hart teams up with Woody Harrelson for his latest comedic romp in Netflix’s The Man From Toronto. Patrick Hughes directs the film with a script from Robbie Fox and Chris Brenner.
Answer the call from The Black Phone for a spooky good time
Set in 1978 in a suburban Colorado town, The Black Phone introduces us to Finney Shaw (Mason Thames), a shy but clever 13-year-old boy who is a whiz in baseball pitching.
Second Listen Sunday: Jermaine Jackson, Jermaine
After Michael passed in 2009, I began to dig deep into The Jackson 5’s catalog and discovered the vocal vigor in Jermaine’s voice.
Slow Jam Saturday: 112, Making Love
Most people think 112’s debut song was the classic “Only You” the group’s first recording was actually “Making Love” from the Money Train soundtrack.
Spiderhead is a waste of its talented cast and crew
Director Joseph Kosinski reunites with actor Miles Teller for their third collaboration in Netflix’s Spiderhead. The screenwriting duo Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick pen the film’s script based on the dystopian short story “Escape from Spiderhead” by George Saunders.
Lightyear lifts off for high-flying family entertainment
One of Disney’s most iconic characters, Buzz Lightyear, receives a spinoff film from debut director Angus MacLane in Lightyear from Pixar and Disney.
Second Listen Sunday: Con Funk Shun, 7
California-based R&B group Con Funk Shun was already profoundly established in the industry when album number eight arrived in record stores in June of 1981. The album carried the moniker 7.
Slow Jam Saturday: Chris Brown , Warm Embrace
R&B singer Chris Brown is somewhat of an enigma when it comes to music. As Brown prepares to headline the “One Of Them Ones Tour” and release his tenth album, Breezy, I wanted to spotlight one of the singles from that album, “Warm Embrace.”