EJ Moreno with a video review of the Whitney Houston biopic I Wanna Dance With Somebody… Trying to capture the iconic Whitney Houston is no easy task. The new biopic film, I Wanna Dance With Somebody, feels too hollow and rushed to capture the singer’s essence. Our critic EJ Moreno dives into why I Wanna […]
Movie Review – I Wanna Dance with Somebody (2022)
I Wanna Dance with Somebody, 2022. Directed by Kasi Lemmons. Starring Naomi Ackie, Ashton Sanders, Stanley Tucci, Nafessa Williams, Lance A. Williams, Tamara Tunie, Clarke Peters, Daniel Washington, JaQuan Malik Jones, Kris Sidberry, Tanner Beard, Bailee Lopes, Jennifer Ellis, Bria Danielle Singleton, Adrian M. Mompoint, Dave Heard, Jaison Hunter, Luke Crory, Lynn Leger, Elegance Bratton, […]
Naomi Ackie is Whitney Houston in new I Wanna Dance with Somebody trailer
Sony Pictures has released a new trailer for the upcoming biopic I Wanna Dance with Somebody which stars Naomi Ackie (Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker) as Whitney Houston. Directed by Kasi Lemmons, the film is based on the life of the music icon, and follows her emotional journey from a New Jersey choir girl […]
Judas and the Black Messiah | Video Review & Discussion
EJ Moreno and Allen Christian review Judas and the Black Messiah in the latest Flickering Myth Movie Chat… From its controversial subject matter to its detailed look at the Black Panther Party, no film has hit harder in 2021 than Judas and the Black Messiah. Flickering Myth Podcast host Allen Christian joins critic EJ Moreno for […]
2021 Sundance Film Festival Review – Judas and the Black Messiah
Judas and the Black Messiah, 2021. Co-written and directed by Shaka King. Starring Daniel Kaluuya, Lakeith Stanfield, Jesse Plemons, Dominique Fishback, Lil Rey Howery, Martin Sheen, Ashton Sanders, Algee Smith, Darrell Britt-Gibson, and Dominique Thorne. SYNOPSIS: The story of Fred Hampton, deputy chairman of the national Black Panther Party, who was assassinated in 1969 by […]
Movie Review – Judas and the Black Messiah (2021)
Judas and the Black Messiah, 2021. Directed by Shaka King. Starring Daniel Kaluuya, LaKeith Stanfield, Jesse Plemons, Dominique Fishback, Ashton Sanders, Algee Smith, Graham Lutes, Martin Sheen, Darrell Britt-Gibson, Dominique Thorne, Amari Cheatom, Caleb Eberhardt, Lil Rel Howery, Jermaine Fowler, Robert Longstreet, Nick Fink, Terayle Hill, Nicholas Velez, and Ian Duff. SYNOPSIS: The story of Fred […]
Judas and the Black Messiah gets a new trailer
Warner Bros. has released a new trailer for Judas and the Black Messiah, ahead of its world premiere later this month at Sundance. Inspired by true events, the film is written and directed by Shaka King and tells the story of the betrayal of Black Panther Party chairman Fred Hampton (Daniel Kaluuya) at the hands […]
Tom Hardy to lead ensemble cast of Vietnam War movie The Things They Carried
Deadline is reporting that Tom Hardy is set to headline the impressive ensemble cast of The Things They Carried, a Vietnam War movie from director Rupert Sanders (Ghost in the Shell). Alongside Hardy, the film is set to feature Tye Sheridan (Ready Player One), Stephan James (If Beale Street Could Talk), Bill Skarsgard (It), Pete […]
Daniel Kaluuya stars in the first trailer for Judas and the Black Messiah
Warner Bros. has released the first trailer for Judas and the Black Messiah, the upcoming biographical drama from director Shaka King which tells the story of the betrayal and assassination of the young Illinois Black Panther Party chairman Fred Hampton (Daniel Kaluuya); watch it here… Chairman Fred Hampton was 21 years old when he was […]
Trailer for Netflix’s All Day and a Night starring Jeffrey Wright and Ashton Sanders
Netflix has released the trailer for its upcoming drama All Day and a Night. Written and directed by Joe Robert Cole, a co-writer of Marvel’s Black Panther, the film stars Jeffrey Wright (Westworld) and Ashton Sanders (Moonlight). The film sees Sanders as a young man who gets sent to prison and reconnects with his incarcerated father, played […]
