You better THINK about seeing Jennifer Hudson as the Queen of Soul. The nickname Queen of Soul belongs to Aretha Franklin, whose hit songs, including but not limited to “Respect” and “Think,” […]
Respect
Joe Bell
The long walk to kindness has a heart. Mark Wahlberg stars as Joe Bell, a man walking across country to spread the word about effects of bullying, because of how it lead […]
Georgetown
Christoph Waltz directs and acts in the right direction, if only the story didn’t explode. Christoph Waltz makes his directorial debut, under the name of C. Waltz, of “Georgetown,” which is based […]
Dream Horse
This thoroughbred racehorse movie from the U.K. gallops strong. When it comes to movies about training horses (“The Black Stallion,” “National Velvet,” “Seabiscuit,” “The Rider,” “The Mustang,” among others), there’s a strong […]
City of Lies
Depp is ambitious about the investigation of The Notorious B.I.G. and 2Pac’s murders. Johnny Depp has been finding himself with a number of bombs lately from “Alice Through the Looking Glass” to […]
Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry
See this doc for Billie Eilish’s life, not the songs. The first time I’ve heard about this 19-year-old singer Billie Eilish is when her hit song “Bad Guy” played during the end […]
The United States vs. Billie Holiday
Andra Day sings her heart out as Billie Holiday. The first film to tell singer Billie Holiday’s story was “Lady Sings the Blues” in 1972, starring Diana Ross as Lady Day, Billy […]
Son of the South
This true Civil Rights story isn’t presented as profoundly as it should have been. “Son of the South” is a Civil Rights biopic that has good intentions, but never seems to fully […]
Judas and the Black Messiah
The first masterpiece of 2021 fights and betrays the power! For the first time since that iconic “Get Out! Get Out” scene in “Get Out,” Daniel Kaluuya and Lakeith Stanfield are both […]
The Dig
A little mud doesn’t threaten the fine performances in this Sutton Hoo biopic. “The Dig” is based on the true story about the excavation of the Sutton Hoo burial site in 1939 […]
