By Miss AJ WilliamsJuly 23, 2023 The Barbie movie, starring Margot Robbie and Issa Rae, blazes a trail of female empowerment in cinema. In an industry often mired in stale […]
Category: Movie Reviews
25 Black films we’re looking forward to in 2023
by Kaiya Shunyata In the first few months of this year alone, Black films have made some significant strides. From Michael B. Jordan making his directorial debut with “Creed III” […]
Heavenly Sistahs Expound on Brotherly Love
Keke Palmer is a multi-talented actress, singer, songwriter and talk show host who made her screen debut at the age of 10 in Barbershop 2 before landing a breakout role […]
Alternative Medicine Documentary Extols the Virtues of Holistic Healing
The healthcare industrial complex spends billions of dollars on packaging and branding to brainwash us into believing that there are no viable alternatives to Western medicine’s approach to curing this […]
Colin Firth Shines as Suave Spy in Nostalgic Homage to 007
Colin Firth plays Harry Hart in ‘Kingsman: The Secret Service. Harry Hart (Colin Firth) is such an unassuming, buttoned-downed bloke that no one in his right mind would suspect him […]
Spike Lee Remakes Blaxploitation Era Horror Flick
Stephen Tyrone Williams plays Dr. Hess Greene in ‘Da Sweet Blood of Jesus.’ The Kickstarter page where Spike Lee raised $1,418,910 from fans for his latest “Joint” expressly states that […]
Social Satire Takes Sophisticated Look at Race Relations in the Ivy League
Tyler James Williams (center) co-stars in “Dear White People”. The academics are tough enough at Winchester University, a mythical Ivy League institution. It’s too bad that black students there also […]
Iconoclastic Doc Focuses Lens on Ageless Fashion Plates
We live in a culture that unfortunately equates beauty with youth. Why else are so many women willing to make a joke of their own faces so long as the […]
Cold Turkey Expose Examines Internet Addiction in China
How long do you think you could you survive without access to a cell phone or computer? A few hours? A day? A week? How about three months? That’s the […]
Rust Belt ‘New Normal’ Chronicled in Diminished Dreams Documentary
Rich Hill, Missouri is a ghost town on hard times. Located about seventy miles south of Kansas City, the population of this once-thriving mining metropolis has dwindled down to 1,393 […]
Philly Serves as Backdrop for Tale of Romance and Redemption
Chris (Spank Horton) is a man with serious anger management issues. After getting fired for losing his temper on the job yet again, he makes his way to Rittenhouse Square […]
Nick Cannon Makes Directorial Debut with Help of Star-Studded Cast
Nick Cannon is a versatile entertainer; actor, comedian, rapper, radio DJ, TV host and as the husband of pop dive Mariah Carey. With School Dance, Nick steps behind the camera […]