Malik’s Movie Reviews Past & Present
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 […]
What a cast! That was my first impression after watching the number one movie on MLK weekend. Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, and Janelle Monae star as the trio of black women who were instrumental to the success of NASA and the space program in the 60s. Aldis Hodge and Mahershala Ali have supporting […]
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 second best ‘quiet film’ I’ve watched so far this season is ‘Lion’. Based on a true story, Dev Patel gets a major star turn as a young Indian man raised by Australian parents. A visit to the home of some Indian friends triggers long ago memories of his original life: his birth mother […]
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 […]
This year’s ‘Boston movie’ is ‘Manchester by the Sea.’ Told through a series of flashbacks mixed with present days events, Casey Affleck stars as a young working class New Englander who takes custody of his nephew (Lucas Hedges) when his older brother (always reliable Kyle Chandler) dies young. In the present, Casey’s character […]
Wow. Where to begin? Homosexuality. Drug Abuse. Having a stronger bond with friends than blood. Barry Jenkins’ ‘Moonlight’ touches on so many heavy topics; one of the many beautiful things about this film is that it doesn’t beat you over the head with any of its subject matter. Set in Miami over three acts, […]
The most hardcore Star Wars fanboy I grew up with hasn’t seen this yet, so out of respect for my boy I won’t go into full spoiler detail here… I will say this off the bat: I’m on record as being big on Daisy Ridley, and black actors stick together, I want John Boyega […]
It’s the weekend, and not just any weekend… You’re getting a movie review Sunday night. You’re first two guesses don’t count… See you then. Enjoy!
All due respect to Mariah, this is easily my favorite version. Obviously. Enjoy!
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