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Sylvie’s Love

January 3, 2021January 3, 2021 BMR black

Sylvie’s Love is a polished, whimsical love story set in the racially turbulent 50s and 60s.

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Beats

June 25, 2020July 19, 2020 BMR black

Covers all the bases without being formulaic. Gritty and realistic but you never feel like it’s painting by numbers.

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See You Yesterday

June 20, 2020July 19, 2020 BMR calypso

This bittersweet movie foreshadows current events and the discussion about policing in black neighborhoods.

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Da 5 Bloods

June 20, 2020July 19, 2020 BMR black

The cinematography is noteworthy, the war footage engrossing, and with actual, original period clips from America’s turbulent 60s and 70s spliced in, the feel is authentic, if not plaintive.

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John Henry

June 20, 2020July 19, 2020 BMR hip hop

Clumsy transitions mar an urban crime drama whose whole turns out to be far less than the sum of its parts.

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Straight Outta Compton

June 16, 2020July 19, 2020 BMR hip hop

It achieves nearly perfect pitch in its portrayal of LA area hood culture…

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