So, I still don’t really have the words. I’m physically drained to say nothing of my emotions. It’s been a weekend spent touching base with my people so we can vent to each other. I’m genuinely thankful to the friends who texted and DM’d to make sure my head was still on straight (you […]
It’s the weekend! The news is consistently…jarring to put it nicely. But personally I’ve gotten used to a certain type of peace and have no complaints. So I greet you this weekend with one of my favorite covers of my theme song. Enjoy!
First, an editor’s note: for those of you who come for my thoughts on the prestige pics, I went back this morning and tagged ‘oscars 2017’ on all the nominated movies I’ve seen to this point. You click that tag to the right and you can go back and see what I thought on […]
This has been a weekend. Saturday: how can you not be impressed? I know men and women who marched in DC, I know men and women who marched in L.A. I don’t think it’s remotely coincidental these are the same people who have my back when I drop the comedy and speak with passion […]
Dating myself here, but can’t here this song without thinking of New Jack City… Can’t even put an accurate number on the number of times I was in the club, saw some Flavor of the Month dude walk in feeling himself, and just have to throw on my sunglasses and put my arms around […]
Planned to spend a week paying tribute to all the times the White House welcomed and encouraged the arts. I fell behind on my movie reviews this year, but this is a nice substitute. All isn’t forgotten yet Jimmy with the way you fawned over you know who. But this is nice. Happy MLK […]
Put another notch in the ‘A list’ belt for Amy Adams. Hard to underestimate Lois Lane at this point, but she anchors this science fiction film for the grownups, playing a linguistics professor who gets called into duty when several spaceships arrive from outer space and position themselves strategically around the planet. Forrest Whitaker […]
The only show I had time to binge over the holiday break was ‘Atlanta’. But oh it was so worth it. Talking among (black) creative friends, nothing else this year brought out the same mix of laughter and creative envy. More than worthy of the Golden Globes it won last night. So take your […]
Against all odds, Damien Chazelle has made a contemporary musical. ‘La La Land’ is a wonderful piece of pop escapism. Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling are ‘the Girl’ and ‘the Boy’ in this meet cute about a wannabe actress and a stubborn jazz musician and their desires to make it big in the City […]
First official weekend of 2017. Let’s go in on a sweet note. Seems like a lifetime ago now, but when this young lady first broke out: legit model looks and that church trained voice… Some people just have ‘it’. Have a good weekend gang!
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