I've been waiting years for a definitive Tupac Shakur movie. After watching All Eyez on Me, it's clear I'll have to keep waiting. Shakur, my pick for the greatest rap artist who ever lived, died at 25. His cadence was fierce and aggressive, while his lyrics were hard hitting but often playful and clever ("And even as a crack fiend, Mama, you always was a Black Queen, Mama"). … [Read more...] about ALL EYEZ ON ME New Movie Review
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Remembering David Bowie (1947-2016)
“Sam our Bowie is gone” read the text sent to me at 4:06am my time this morning on the east coast, which would’ve meant Sasha heard the news at 1:06am in San Francisco, just after she finished work last night at the tequila bar in the Castro. I looked at it sleepily, considered that perhaps she drunk-tweeted me her displeasure in reference to David Bowie’s latest album, … [Read more...] about Remembering David Bowie (1947-2016)
STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON New Movie Review
Three years ago, I was interviewing Ice Cube when the N.W.A. movie came up. He was doing promotional rounds for 21 Jump St. and I was thrilled to be speaking with an actor and artist I'd been a fan of for most of my life. A good, open conversation ended with the inevitable question of what he had coming up and Cube brought up making a film about his younger life. There was … [Read more...] about STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON New Movie Review
PITCH PERFECT 2 New Movie Review
If watching Anna Kendrick sing a Christmas duet with Snoop Dogg (excuse me- Snoop Lion) sounds exciting, than have I got a movie for you. Three years after Pitch Perfect became an underserved blockbuster and Anna Kendrick's "Cups" began stalking us over the radio waves, the sequel once again portrays the underdog rise of the Barden Bellas a cappella group, led by Kendrick. … [Read more...] about PITCH PERFECT 2 New Movie Review