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Thomasena Farrar is a freelance writer and creator of the MusicMoviesThoughts website. She stays in the know about all things music and film. You can check her out on Instagram and Twitter @musicfilmdiva or follow her online at www.musicmoviesthoughts.com.

• GIVEAWAY: 10 DVD/Blu-Ray combo packs of THE COURIER

  By Thomasena Farrar on April 19, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  What’s new MMT Fam? If you’ve been following me on Twitter, Instagram or the MusicMoviesThoughts Facebook page, then you’ve noticed the heads up for this one! We’re celebrating the April 16, theater, and Premium Video On-Demand release of THE COURIER,… Read More ›

• MMT Minute Thoughts on GODFATHER OF HARLEM season 2

  By Thomasena Farrar on April 18, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Happy Sunday MMT Fam! Premiering tonight on EPIX is the second season, first episode of GODFATHER OF HARLEM, starring Forest Whitaker as infamous Harlem crime boss Bumpy Johnson. Now my intention was to post an AAFCA virtual roundtable chat in… Read More ›

• MMT Quick Review of THEM

  By Thomasena Farrar on April 11, 2021 • ( 1 )

  

  Greetings MMT Fam! Today I want to briefly discuss the new horror series THEM, created by Little Marvin and executive produced by Lena Waithe, which premiered on Amazon Prime Friday, April 9. Here’s the official synopsis: “Them” is a limited anthology… Read More ›

• MMT Quick Review of VOICES by guest contributor Samantha Hollins

  By Thomasena Farrar on April 8, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  The heard and the unheard becomes a powerful vocalization of explainable and unexplainable circumstances in Vertical Entertainment’s VOICES. For this to be award-winning filmmaker Nathaniel Nuon’s feature directorial debut, it is a very refreshing mark on the horror film genre… Read More ›

• MMT April and May Netflix Picks

  By Thomasena Farrar on April 6, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Good news MMT Fam! MusicMoviesThoughts is now a podcast! For those who need even quicker entertainment info and reviews, you can take a listen while on the run and from the comfort of anywhere. Check it out below and subscribe… Read More ›

• MMT Quick Review of CONCRETE COWBOY and chat with director Ricky Staub and star Caleb McLaughlin

  By Thomasena Farrar on April 2, 2021 • ( 1 )

  

  Streaming today on Netflix is the feature directorial debut of Ricky Straub, CONCRETE COWBOY, starring Idris Elba and Caleb McLaughlin. Shot on location in my hometown, and more specifically the Strawberry Mansion section of my old North Philadelphia neighborhood, I… Read More ›

• MMT Minute Thoughts on GODZILLA VS KONG

  By Thomasena Farrar on March 31, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Out today in theaters and available on HBO Max for the next 31 days is the highly anticipated, Adam Wingard directed fantasy/action film GODZILLA VS. KONG. Now I must be honest. I haven’t seen most of the films in Legendary… Read More ›

• MMT Quick Review of PARALLEL LOVE by guest contributor Samantha Hollins

  By Thomasena Farrar on March 30, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Parallel Love is an excellent tribute to a Rock band called Luxury from a small town in Georgia (a band that I sincerely wish I heard about). It feels like I should have seen videos on MTV & VH1…with appearances… Read More ›

• MMT Minute Thoughts on TINA

  By Thomasena Farrar on March 27, 2021 • ( 2 )

  

  She introduced us to her story first with 1986’s “I, Tina” co-written with music journalist Kurt Loder. She continued it with 2018’s “My Love Story.” And now, Rock & Roll icon Tina Turner is placing a period on her public… Read More ›

• GIVEAWAY: passes to the virtual premiere of CONCRETE COWBOY

  By Thomasena Farrar on March 24, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Happy Wednesday MMT Fam! As promised (for those following the Instagram, Twitter and Facebook pages), here’s the advance screening giveaway post for CONCRETE COWBOY – the upcoming Netflix release filmed locally by Philly’s own first-time filmmaker/director and co-writer Ricky Staub…. Read More ›