Director: Amir “Questlove” Thompson After 50 years hidden away, the historic performances of the Harlem Cultural Festival are unearthed from the vault. Questlove’s directorial debut explores the impact of the six-week event on culture, through […]
Sing, Freetown (Film Review)
Director: Clive Patterson Starring: Sorious Samura and Charlie Haffner TO LOVE ONES COUNTRY ISN’T TO LOOK PAST ITS SHORTCOMINGS, BUT TO DO EVERYTHING IN ONES POWER TO CHANGE THEM. Sing, Freetown is Sorious Samura’s attempt […]
Interview with Corey Hawkins (In The Heights)
‘In The Heights’ is one of the most beloved broadway musicals in recent memory. Bursting full of Latin culture, infectious rhythms and heartwarming relationships, it’s soundtrack was impossible to escape and it’s characters were impossible […]
Interview with Thuso Mbedu (The Underground Railroad)
Thuso Mbedu was a star long before she ever hit the screens in the US and was already highly-revered and respected in her home of South Africa, but many audiences overseas were unfamiliar with her […]
Interview with Little Marvin (THEM)
It would be an understatement to say that Amazon Prime’s series ‘THEM’ is an unsettling series to watch. Racism and horror, are enough to trigger a reaction from anyone on their own, but seeing them […]
Interview with Deborah Ayorinde and Ashley ‘Bashy’ Thomas (THEM)
The best part of interviewing anyone is giving them their flowers for achieving something that they’ve worked so hard towards. There isn’t a single person who I’ve been blessed enough to speak to who I […]
Interview with Malcolm Spellman
The Black community and the Marvel fandom are two of the most critical audiences that you can try to appeal to with your creativity. This is the challenge that Malcolm Spellman took on as Executive […]
Interview With The Empathetic Elizabeth Lo (Filmmaker)
“Oppression of the nonhuman will eventually find its way to the human, from the poor to the middle class, from the non-citizen to the citizen” Director Elizabeth Lo opens up about the inspiration behind her […]
Coming 2 America (Film Review)
Director: Craig Brewer Cast: Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, Jermaine Fowler, Nomzamo Mbatha, Wesley Snipes, Teyana Taylor, Tracy Morgan The discovery of a long-lost son forces Prince Akeem (Eddie Murphy) to swap his African homeland Zamunda […]
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