Sprinter, 2019. Directed by Storm Saulter. Starring Kadeem Wilson, Dennis Titus, Shantol Jackson, Bryshere Y. Gray, Lorraine Toussaint, and David Alan Grier. SYNOPSIS: A boy separated from his mother who has moved to the U.S. for a better life, is set to be Jamaica’s next track-and-field sensation. Inspirational films that show the ongoing conflicts between […]
Movie Review – Dragon Kingdom (2019)
Dragon Kingdom, 2019. Directed by Simon Wells. Starring Ross O’Hennessy, Ben Loyd-Holmes, Rebecca Dyson-Smith, Zara Phythian, Jessica-Jane Stafford, Jemma Moore and Mike Mitchell SYNOPSIS: To save their Kingdom from the Dark Lord’s army, a mighty and courageous legion of warriors must travel through the forbidden lands fighting the fearsome fire breathing monsters of The Dark […]
Anime Review – Netflix’s Cannon Busters
Erika Hardison reviews Netflix’s Cannon Busters… As a huge fan of The Boondocks, I was excited to hear LeSean Thomas heading his own project with Netflix. Starting off as a comic book that turned into a successful Kickstarter, the buzz around his project was kept under wraps for quite some time until news broke that […]
Movie Review – Strive (2019)
Strive, 2019. Directed by Robert Rippberger. Starring Danny Glover, JoiStaRR, Shaylin Becton, Ricky Flowers Jr. SYNOPSIS: Strive tells the story of Kalani Johnson (JoiStaRR), a struggling high schooler who chases her dream of getting into Yale University all while facing the challenging life in the projects and streets of Harlem, New York. With no one […]
Netflix Review – Tuca & Bertie
Erika Hardison reviews Netflix’s Tuca and Bertie… From the creators of Bojack Horseman, Tuca & Bertie follow a yin and yang relationship between two best friends who are former roommates. Tuca, voiced by comedian and actress Tiffany Haddish, plays the carefree, extroverted, short-sighted best friend to an introverted, calculating, anxious bird name Bertie. The show […]
Second Opinion – What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (2018)
What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, 2018. Directed by Ira Steven Behr and David Zappone. Featuring Nana Visitor, Rene Auberjonois, Alexander Siddig, Terry Farrell, Michael Dorn, Colm Meaney, Cirroc Lofton, and Armin Shimerman. It’s not uncommon for Trekkie fans to argue over which Star Trek series is the best. […]
Movie Review – Black Ruby (2017)
Black Ruby, 2017. Directed by La Raza. Starring Zachary Laoutides, Krystal E. Heredia, Ric Morgan and Joseph Mennella. SYNOPSIS: The first feature film shot entirely on the iPhone 7, captures the story of two best friends, Jules and Louis, hustlers and jazz musicians who struggle to create a hit song when a young seductive black-Hispanic […]
Exclusive Interview – Thomas Q. Jones talks A Violent Man
Erika Hardison chats with A Violent Man star Thomas Q. Jones… Thomas Q. Jones is excited about his new film, A Violent Man and rightfully so. The Straight Outta Compton actor gets to flex his producing skills in his latest project that’s a mix of MMA fighting and crime drama. Jones stars as Ty, an […]
Comic Book Review – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: IDW 20/20
Erika Hardison reviews Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: IDW 20/20… IDW is celebrating their 20th anniversary by writing comics with storylines either 20 years in the past or present. So our favorite heroes in a half shell are fighting to save Europe in the future. If you don’t regularly read TMNT you might get taken aback […]
Comic Book Review – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder In Hell #1
Erika Hardison reviews Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder In Hell #1… Part love story, part drama and part horror, Shredder in Hell is a story that follows Oroku Saki who is in the crossroads in the afterlife. After being resurrected by his love interest, Kitsune who is an immortal being herself — decides to use her […]