Review: As Origin Stories Go, Minions: The Rise of Gru Doesn’t Offer Any New Insights…or Even Much Entertainment
Admittedly, I’ve given up on keeping track of not only the stories of the Despicable Me/Minions movies, but also how…
Review: Compact, Focused Mary J Blige’s My Life Documentary Explores the Trauma, Inspiration of Artist’s Most Personal Album
Less a life/career-spanning documentary biopic and more focusing on the work of art that set the stage for the career…
Interview: Taraji P. Henson on Comedy, Keeping Busy and Being Ahead of the Curve
I first met Taraji P. Henson a little more than 10 years ago when she was promoting one of the…
Review: Taraji P. Henson Deserves Better Than Tone-Deaf What Men Want
There’s a fundamental flaw in What Men Want, the gender-reversed remake of the 2000 hit What Women Want. That film starred…
Film Review: Hidden Figures, The Untold Story of Three Black Women Who Brought NASA to Bold New Heights
There are films that simply know how to make an audience happy, and there are those that shamelessly manipulate a…
