“One, two, you know what to do.” For those who love the blues of the early 1900s, you may know the “Mother of the Blues,” Ma Rainey — a sultry singer whose sorrowful lyrics, and swinging tempo, will get you to tap your foot. This story of the famous singer is revisited by the talented…
“Nothing good is born from lies, and greatness is not what you think.” 2017’s Wonder Woman exploded on screen bringing DC’s comic book goddess, Diana Prince, to fight off villains in her own solo movie. While the first film wasn’t perfect, it’s still entertaining and plenty of fun. And being a woman myself, it’s always…
“Who needs brains? They never did a girl any good.” There are movies you watch for entertainment. There are movies you watch for the sake of art. Then there are movies like Promising Young Woman. In a controversial time, with the aftermath of #MeToo, and the flood of women demanding the men be brought to…
“We have come to show this community that gay people, and gay positive icons such as myself, are made of the same flesh and blood as they are.” It’s getting to be that time again, or it would be if we weren’t in the middle of a pandemic. The boys in their tuxes and the…
“We carried certain ideas across state lines. Not machine guns or drugs or little girls. Ideas. When we crossed from New York to New Jersey to Pennsylvania to Ohio to Illinois, we had certain ideas. And for that, we were gassed, beaten, arrested, and put on trial.” The Trial of the Chicago 7 is a…
“I just thought you should be prepared for what comes next.” “What comes next?” The 1970s, a time filled with explosive crime dramas and gritty anti-heroes. With films like Dirty Harry and Serpico, these were the stories that set audiences on edge with rugged fight scenes in a cloud of smoke and up-tempo music. However,…
“You cannot capture a man’s entire life in two hours. All you can hope is to leave the impression of one.” They call Orson Welles’ Citizen Kane the best film ever made — often taking the top spot on most “Best of” lists while trying to fight off Alfred Hitchcock’s, Vertigo, a film Welles vehemently…
“When I think about being on stage — you on the base, and Suzette on the drums, nothing else matters.” “Como La Flor…” “Bidi Bidi Bom Bom…” There’s an immediate association that comes to mind when you hear these songs. No matter how small your knowledge is within the Tejano genre, there’s a good chance…
“I don’t care if you hate me. I ain’t in it for popularity.” Everyone has a story to tell — some stories more impactful than others. The autobiography, Hillbilly Elegy, based on the upbringing of JD Vance, is a mediocre adaptation that fails to impact its audiences. J.D. (Gabriel Basso) is a college man trying…
-“My boy doesn’t have to answer to you.” -“And we don’t have to answer to you.” Now is the time for westerns, apparently. Gruff movies that show the rough exteriors of those out in the country using their own vigilante justice to find closure to the traumatic events that plague their lives. This is the…
