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 […]
Movie Review – Black and Blue (2019)
Black and Blue, 2019. Directed by Deon Taylor. Starring Naomie Harris, Frank Grillo, Mike Colter, Reid Scott, Tyrese Gibson, and Nafessa Williams. SYNOPSIS: A rookie police officer in New Orleans has to balance her identity as a black woman with her role as a police officer when she witnesses other police officers committing murder. The […]
New trailer for cop thriller Black and Blue starring Naomie Harris and Tyrese Gibson
A new trailer has been released for director Deon Taylor’s upcoming action thriller Black and Blue which stars Naomie Harris as a rookie cop who teams up with a member of her community (Tyrese Gibson) in order to protect herself and expose the truth after she witnesses corrupt cops commit a murder. Joining Harris and […]
First trailer for action thriller Black and Blue starring Naomie Harris and Tyrese Gibson
Sony Pictures has debuted the first trailer for the upcoming action thriller Black and Blue. Directed by Deon Taylor, the film stars Naomie Harris as a police officer who teams up with a member of her community (Tyrese Gibson) in order to protect herself and expose the truth after she witnesses corrupt cops murder a […]
Mike Colter and Nafessa Williams join Black and Blue
Screen Gems’ cop thriller Black and Blue has made two more additions to its cast in Mike Colter (Luke Cage) and Nafessa Williams (Black Lightning), Deadline has revealed. The film is being directed by Deon Taylor (Traffik) and sees Naomie Harris (Moonlight) playing a rookie officer who witnesses the murder of a drug dealer by […]
The CW releases first look at Thunder from Black Lightning
Following a new trailer for Black Lightning earlier in the week [watch it here], The CW has released a first look image for the DC series at Nafessa Williams as Anissa Pierce in her ‘Thunder’ costume; check it out here… Jefferson Pierce (Cress Williams) is a man wrestling with a secret. As the father of two daughters […]
Get lit with the new poster for DC’s Black Lightning
With a little over a month to go until the season premiere of Black Lightning, The CW has revealed a new poster for the latest DC Comics adaptation featuring Cress Williams as the titular superhero alongside, Nafessa Williams and China Anne McClain as his daughters Anissa and Jennifer Pierce; take a look below… SEE ALSO: The CW’s […]
Black Lightning’s daughters cast in The CW’s new DC pilot
Having found Jefferson Pierce last week with the casting of Cress Williams (Hart of Dixie), The CW’s latest DC pilot Black Lightning has now added two more additions in Nafessa Williams (Code Black) and China Anne McClain (House of Payne). Deadline is reporting that McCain will play Jefferson’s younger daughter, the teenage Jennifer Pierce, an independent, outspoken scholar-athlete […]