I was coming out of the holiday yesterday when it hit me. 2017 has been a year. Sometimes all in one day, furious, depressed, hopeless, and the list goes on. The plans for 2018 have been banked, so on a personal level I don’t really have any complaints. I didn’t even realize anything was off. The […]
DC finally got the formula right for the most part. Now can they get the general goodwill of the fanbase back? To the degree you can put away what came before it, ‘Justice League’ is actually enjoyable and has some fun moments. For this generation, Superman has never felt more like Superman, the Flash […]
I had no expectations for the Netflix version of ‘She’s Gotta Have It.’ We have ‘Insecure’ now. We have ‘Dear White People’. We have ‘Master of None.’ We have ‘Atlanta’. All good to great in different ways, all cover being young and/or black, and/or single, and/or living in New York City. That’s one. Two: […]
Dee Rees’ latest feature might be the first great film of this era that ‘doesn’t take place right now’, but speaks directly to ‘right now.’ ‘Mudbound’ tells the story of two families, one white, one black, both struggling to make ends meet while working the land in Mississippi, circa World War II. The film/story […]
We were in Club 112. It was the first night of the best Spring Break of my life, and we were kicking it with some Deltas from Spelman. We made fast friends. College. A ‘homeboy’ comes to our area and starts hollering at the light skinned girl in our crew. The rest of us […]
It’s the weekend! The Gold School took me back to a classic today. Still love this song. Have a good one gang!
The first 30 for 30 that focused on professional wrestler did not disappoint. For the hardcore fans, Ric’s biography is well known but the joy comes from hearing so many of his Hall of Fame contemporaries (Triple H, Shawn Michaels, the Undertaker, Hogan) speak of his obvious strengths and weaknesses. If you’re coming in […]
So we all agree this was fun right? Good. So this will be an ‘actor’s review’… If one thing bothered me consistently, it was Idris Elba. Not as an actor or a character, but ‘how is Idris Elba the movie star the sixth wheel in this?’ Having said that, I’m sure one ‘third sequel […]
I’ve spent today trying to think of a good anecdote about my friend Aaron that I can share leading up to the premiere of his new show ‘S.W.A.T.’ on CBS tonight. I have plenty of course, most safe for work, of those the majority are stories either I alone know, or only a few […]
Finally got to see ‘Dunkirk’ on the big screen last week, courtesy of Warner Brothers. There was a dessert service after the Q&A with Nolan, so yes, ‘For Your Consideration’ season has begun! I’m not a World War II buff by any means so Dunkirk didn’t hold a strong meaning to me beyond doing […]
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