Michael Connelly Adventures in Wonderland By Jay S. Jacobs For a city that is known for many brutal crimes over the years, it takes a real something for a series of murders to stand out. However, forty years ago, the mass beatings and slaying by hammers of four people in a drug house on Wonderland … Continue reading
Chris Pratt, Yvonne Strahovski, JK Simmons, Sam Richardson, Edwin Hodge, Betty Gilpin, Jasmine Mathews, Keith Powers, Zach Dean and Chris McKay Fighting Today to Save Tomorrow By Jay S. Jacobs What if you learned that the whole world – everyone and everything you know and love – was going to be decimated in 30 years. … Continue reading
THE TOMORROW WAR (2021) Starring Chris Pratt, Yvonne Strahovski, JK Simmons, Betty Gilpin, Sam Richardson, Edwin Hodge, Jasmine Mathews, Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Keith Powers, Theo Von, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Seychelle Gabriel, Mike Mitchell, Alan Trong, Chibuikem Uche, Felisha Terrell, Melissa Saint-Amand, Gary Weeks and Rose Bianco. Screenplay by Zach Dean. Directed by Chris McKay. Distributed … Continue reading
Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson The Revolution Will Finally Be Televised By Jay S. Jacobs “The revolution will not be televised.” When recording artist and poet Gil Scott-Heron first wrote that line in 1970, he probably wasn’t thinking of the Harlem Cultural Festival, which had been run the summer before. Or perhaps he was, as he was … Continue reading
SUMMER OF SOUL (…OR, WHEN THE REVOLUTION COULD NOT BE TELEVISED) (2021) Featuring Stevie Wonder, Gladys Knight, Marilyn McCoo, Billy Davis Jr., Mavis Staples, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Chris Rock, Sal Masakela, Sheila E., Charlayne Hunter-Gault, Denise Oliver-Velez and archival footage of Nina Simone, BB King, David Ruffin, The Fifth Dimension, Mahalia Jackson, Moms Mabley, Abbey Lincoln, … Continue reading
ZOLA (2020) Starring Taylour Paige, Riley Keough, Nicholas Braun, Colman Domingo, Ari’el Stachel, Jason Mitchell, Ts Madison, Nelcie Souffrant, Nasir Rahim, Jarquale Stewart, Ben Bladon, Carl Collanus, Tony Demil, Angelo Diaz, Mark Fiedler, Renee Leone, Amelia Rose Monteagudo, Michael Opal, Ernest Emmanuel Peeples and Andrew Romano. Screenplay by Janicza Bravo and Jeremy O. Harris. Directed … Continue reading
MARY J. BLIGE’S MY LIFE (2021) Featuring Mary J. Blige, Sean Combs, Taraji P. Henson, Alicia Keys, Tyler Perry, Method Man, Nas, Andre Harrell, Big Bub, Chucky Thompson, Anita Baker, LaTonya Blige-DaCosta and Jeff Redd. Directed by Vanessa Roth. Distributed by Amazon Studios. 82 minutes. Rated R. This documentary pretty much specifically focuses on Blige’s … Continue reading
WEREWOLVES WITHIN (2021) Starring Sam Richardson, Milana Vayntrub, George Basil, Sarah Burns, Michael Chernus, Catherine Curtin, Wayne Duvall, Harvey Guillén, Rebecca Henderson, Cheyenne Jackson, Michaela Watkins, Glenn Fleshler, Patrick M. Walsh Jr. and Anni Krueger. Screenplay by Mishna Wolff. Directed by Josh Ruben. Distributed by IFC Films. 97 minutes. Rated R. Werewolves Within is an … Continue reading
NOBODY (2021) Starring Bob Odenkirk, Connie Nielsen, Alexey Serebryakov, Christopher Lloyd, RZA, Michael Ironside, Colin Salmon, Billy MacLellan, Gage Munroe, Paisley Cadorath, Araya Mengesha, Aleksandr Pal, JP Manoux, Daniel Bernhardt, Humberly González, Edsson Morales, Adrian McLean, Stephanie Sy, Megan Best, Joanne Rodriguez, Sergey Shnurov and Ilya Naishuller. Screenplay by Derek Kolstad. Directed by Ilya Naishuller. … Continue reading
RITA MORENO: JUST A GIRL WHO DECIDED TO GO FOR IT (2021) Featuring Rita Moreno, Eva Longoria, George Chakiris, Gloria Estefan, Emilio Estefan, Héctor Elizondo, Karen Olivo, Justina Machado, Sonia Manzano, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mitzi Gaynor, Chita Rivera, Morgan Freeman, Norman Lear, Terrence McNally, Steven Spielberg, Todd Grinnell, Rep. Jackie Speier, Sonia Sotomayer, Tom Fontana, Frances … Continue reading
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