(**) This b-ball, biofilm dribbles but can’t shoot. The direction, acting, script and production team are all in play, but nothing scores. Part of the problem is its subject. OG b-baller Nat “Sweetwater” Clifton was a pioneer. His achievements are worth retelling, but a bit murky. Technically, he was the first African American to sign an NBA contract. In fact on November 4th, […]
Little Richard: I Am Everything
(***1/2) Shut up!!! Before Elvis, David Bowie, Prince, Harry Styles and Lil Nas X there was Little Richard. The bright, shiny North star of rock and roll. Richard Penniman, a pioneer rock ‘n roller, was the third of 12 children in 1930s Macon, GA. His brash personality got him the attention he desired. Banging piano keys like […]
Air
(***1/2) “I love that brown ball.” That’s what a 7-Eleven cashier says to a Nike basketball exec as he buys magazines with NBA stars on the covers. The young man expresses what kids, teens and adults around the country feel. An affinity for basketball, its heroes and camaraderie. A fellowship. There are legends in sports, but […]
A Thousand and One
(****) She’s like the girl next door. The young woman from around the way. The one you think you know, but you don’t. Mary J. Bilge has radiated that kind of approachable vibe her entire career. It’s disarming and endearing. That don’t-I know-you feel helps Teyana Taylor turn a very feisty and troubled mom into […]
John Wick: Chapter 4
(***1/2) Artistic, balletic and acrobatic violence separates the John Wick franchise from other action/crime/thrillers. That ritual continues as the hitman’s hitman discovers friends can be foes and foes can be friends. John Wick (Keanu Reeves) is a badass, hired killer. He works under the mandates of a clandestine council, “The High Table.” The group of 12 crime […]
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(**) It wasn’t enough! Whatever they paid Adam Driver for holding this feeble movie together, it wasn’t enough. Screenwriters turned directors Scott Beck & Bryan Woods created a winning formula as the writers of A Quiet Place. Build a family atmosphere, then put the wretches in constant peril. It worked once, so why not now? For starters AQP took place in […]
Creed III
(***) For a first-time director, actor Michael B. Jordan lands a solid punch. As soon as the bell rings, it’s on. Continuing a boxing movie franchise that started back in 1976, with the Oscar-winning film Rocky, and sustaining that winning spirit for 47+ years is quite a responsibility. Filmmaker Ryan Coogler (Creed and Creed II) was up to that […]
Take a Trip to South Florida for Exciting Events and Dine on Fine Food too!
Traveling to South Florida for a concert, sporting event, dance performance or show gets even better when you add dining, drinking and delectable desserts to the trip. These exciting shows, fests, tourneys and welcoming venues beckon. These great restaurants are holding a table for you. To join the fun and visit Miami, Hollywood and Delray Beach just check out the places, […]
Luther: The Fallen Sun
(***1/2) What a story! Right from the beginning this psychological/crime/thriller grips you and doesn’t let up until it’s done. Caleb, a young white male custodian, works a night shift cleaning floors in an empty London office building. He gets a cryptic, threatening call: “Meet me here in 15 minutes … or everyone will get the […]
Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania
(**) The thrill is gone. The Marvel Universe shoots a blank. A tiny one. Arguably, the itty-bitty Ant-Man and The Wasp aren’t the most impressive superheroes. So, any new adventure for the self-promoting, mildly amusing Scott Lang (Paul Rudd), aka Ant-Man, and his sidekick/lover Hope Van Dyne (Evangeline Lilly), aka The Wasp, has got to […]
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