Film, Film & TV, Review

Review: Shallow, Predictable Respect Ultimately Disrespects the Great Aretha Franklin’s Legacy

Respect

How is it possible for a music-centered biopic to feature fantastic music, heartfelt performances, and a story about triumph over trauma and still end up teaching us nothing about its […]

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Film, Film & TV, Interview

Interview: Filmmaker Vanessa Roth on Telling Mary J. Blige’s Story of Strength and Vulnerability in My Life

Mary J Blige My Life

Filmmaker Vanessa Roth has made a career out of profiling everyday men and women whose stories resonate and inspire far beyond the subject’s smaller-scale origins. One of her earliest works […]

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Film, Film & TV, Review

Review: Compact, Focused Mary J Blige’s My Life Documentary Explores the Trauma, Inspiration of Artist’s Most Personal Album

Mary J Blige My Life

Less a life/career-spanning documentary biopic and more focusing on the work of art that set the stage for the career that followed, director Vanessa Roth’s Mary J Blige’s My Life […]

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Film, Film & TV, Review

Review: A Star-Crossed Romance Nearly Becomes Something to Fall for in The Violent Heart

The Violent Heart

From the writer/director of the supremely strong and naturalistic First Girl I Loved, Kerem Sanga, comes another work about a romance that seems fated not to work, with far more […]

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Film, Film & TV, Review, Uncategorized

Review: Catchy Songs and Eye-Popping Animation Return for Trolls World Tour

Trolls World Tour

It’s difficult to believe that it has been four years since the original Trolls movie was released and turned into a legitimate hit. That was due in large part to […]

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