(**1/2) A tepid rom/com/dra usually breeds ambivalence. That’s the case here. There are chuckles, whimsy, flirtations and tragic twists. But in the end, though entertaining and breezy, nothing cuts as deep as it should. Comic actor/showrunner/writer/producer/director Daniel Levy was laugh-out-loud funny on his Emmy-winning series Schitt’s Creek. As a family went from great wealth to abject poverty in […]
9 New Black-Owned Restaurants To Visit In 2024
Black chefs and restaurateurs are creating new dishes, reinventing traditional ones and preserving the classics. See for yourself. My article on Essence.com will show you the way. Click here.
10 BEST FILMS 2023
As 2023 ends, this year’s best films are vying for awards that will crescendo with the Oscar® race. Film fans don’t have to watch from the sidelines. They can join the fun and view them all in theaters, VOD or on streaming services. Pictures, directors, screenwriters, actors and behind the lens talent have given their […]
Renaissance: A Film By Beyoncé
(***) Mother/wife, CEO and performer. Beyoncé knows who she is. Now the rest of the world will too. Just like her BeyHive, a fan club that she showers with love and devotion: “My heart is full. My soul is full.” The Destiny’s Child lead singer has some news. She’s grown as a solo artist. From […]
Napoleon
(**1/2) It’s hard to be a fearless leader and a little cuckhold at the same time. It’s enough to give a man a Napoleon complex. The first question Francophiles will ask is why are a British director of Oscar-winning epics (Ridley Scott, Gladiator) and an American character actor (Joaquin Phoenix, Joker) collaborating on a bio/war film about […]
8 Black-Owned Restaurants That Throw Down For Thanksgiving So You Don’t Have To
When it comes to preparing for a Thanksgiving Day dinner, get somebody else to do it. Black chefs around the country have mouthwatering food ready so you can relax on turkey day. Read full story on Essence.com: Click here.
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
(***) “A lot of things I don’t remember, I choose not to remember. I make up the rest. That’s what storytelling is all about,” says poet/writer/activist/educator Nikki Giovanni. In this very enlightening homage, by documentarians Joe Brewster and Michéle Stephenson, the icon and intellectual gets the respect she deserves. Years of speaking truths, reflecting on […]
Lakota Nation vs United States
(****) “Land back!” It’s a call to action that powers this very insightful documentary. That rallying cry is part of a stream of thought that you can watch, study and internalize. You learn that Native Americans have a deep connection to their land and nature. Specifically, their discussions center on the Lakota Nation’s fight to […]
Killers of the Flower Moon
(***) Why in the 21st century is anyone making a film about the Native American experience from a white man’s perspective? What is there to gain? Just great artistry that overshadows indigenous people. Author David Grann based his novel Killers of the Flower Moon on information he gathered from FBI reports and archival materials. His mix of fact […]
Green Border– New York Film Festival Review
(**1/2) Any allegory about the perils of immigrants and the disdain countries have towards them is extremely topical. Leave it to the very bold Polish filmmaker Agnieszka Holland (Europa Europa) to tackle the subject with an admirable urgency. In her haste, she creates a compelling movie about Syrian, Afghanistan and African refugees that graphically chronicles the xenophobia and […]
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