Malik’s Movie Reviews Past & Present
I’ve already been hit up by multiple homies about ‘Transformers: the Movie’ coming back to theatres for a one night only showing. Then my buddy Dio just sent me this video…which I never knew existed until now, so of course I have to share it… Enjoy your weekend everyone!
Been cackling at my desk for the last ten minutes… I’m a big fan of the first Mission Impossible, but never really thought of them as heist films (which I also love) until now. Time to cede the floor today to Michael Tucker and ‘Lessons from the Screenplay’…
Still keeping it light… Discover hit me this morning with ‘Everybody Dance Now’. Not a bad video. I remember C + C Music Factory. But when I hear that song, the first thing I think of is not THAT video… But this all timer from the Simpsons in their peak. Homer is worried Bart […]
‘Lessons from the Screenplay’ has quickly become my favorite video essay series in breaking down why some films and TV shows work (and some don’t)… Today, Michael Tucker breaks down Killmonger and Black Panther, and to say I was enthused by his thesis is an understatement. Enjoy!
The past few years, the majority of my volunteer work has been with the Screening Committee for the LA Film Festival. One of the films I advocated for last year was ‘G Funk’, which gathered most of the living legends of West Coast Hip Hop to talk about how they met each other, how […]
Had a couple of days now to digest ‘Sorry to Bother You’. I still have questions, but maybe that was part of the point when it keeps going deeper into the surreal? For now, let me touch on the things I liked: There’s a line early on where the main character is told ‘You’re […]
It’s the weekend! It’s also Mel Brooks’ birthday. Even if I’m not terribly focused on comedy in my art right now, I am focused on the world I live in. Mel Brooks remains one of the best to have done it. My personal favorite of his will always be ‘Blazing Saddles’ (of course), but […]
‘Cutie Pie’ came on this morning while I was sitting in traffic, and that always takes me back to this. And I know more than a few people I care about need a laugh so hopefully this helps. Enjoy!
And you know I yelled when I saw the Ali tribute shot…
I don’t think Justin Simien will take any offense to me saying each incarnation of ‘Dear White People’ has been an improvement on the one before it. The latest season (or volume as it were) builds on Season 1’s re-introduction of the characters and settings of Winchester University, and creatively expands on them in […]
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