A Review: Questlove’s ‘Summer of Soul (…Or When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised)’
Photo: ‘Summer of Soul (…Or When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised)’/ The first moments of Questlove’s new documentary on the forgotten Harlem Cultural Festival of 1969 open with rough footage of clapboard in front of the first interview subject, a...
Manuel Crosby And Darren Knapp Make Great Impressions On Their ‘First Date’, A Hilarious Dark Comedy
Photo: ‘First Date’ ‘First Date’ plays a little like the greatest hits collection of all your favorite Tarantino, Judd Apatow, and Seth Rogen movie scenes spliced together into an experimental hybrid of a film. A passionate debut from directing...
‘The Phantom’ Review: A Sad Tale of Death, Wrongful Justice System, and Guilt
Photo: ‘The Phantom’/Paramount+ ‘The Phantom’ is a heart-wrenching tale of guilt, innocence, and wrongful convictions. Made by filmmaker Patrick Forbes as a documentary, it follows the life of Carlos DeLuna after he’s accused of murder. Forbes’s film dives into...
