“When taking on the sequel to a legendary property there’s a certain obligation as a filmmaker because you have multiple generations of people who both revere it and regard it as their own,” Kevin Misher, producer Coming 2 America It’s… Read More ›
Mind on Movies
MMT Review of THE UNITED STATES VS. BILLIE HOLIDAY
Premiering Friday, February 26 on Hulu is the highly anticipated biopic “The United States vs. Billie Holiday,” directed by Lee Daniels (The Butler, Precious) and written by Suzan-Lori Parks (Top Dog/Underdog, Genius: Aretha). The movie focuses on Holiday (singer/songwriter Andra… Read More ›
MMT Quick Review of TEST PATTERN by guest contributor Samantha Hollins
When I see a film described with the words “horror” or “thriller”, my mind immediately waits for blood or gore. While I was trying to figure out when the scary theme was going to rear its head, I realized it… Read More ›
MMT Quick Review of JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH
A film is always a harrowing watch when based on a real-life person whose life is tragically cut short, especially when it’s a person like the late Chairman Fred Hampton Sr whose government sanctioned murder is the topic of the… Read More ›
MMT Quick Review of MORE THAN MIYAGI: THE PAT MORITA STORY
The new documentary chronicling the life of the late Pat Morita, MORE THAN MIYAGI: THE PAT MORITA STORY, shares an all too familiar tale of a tortured artist, who suffered from a variety of physical and social ailments and unfortunately… Read More ›
MMT Quick Review of THE LITTLE THINGS
“Some things never let us go” is the tagline of the new film THE LITTLE THINGS out in select theaters and streaming today on HBO Max. Problem is, even with three Academy Award winners – Denzel Washington (Training Day, Glory),… Read More ›
MMT Minute Thoughts on SALT N PEPA
I need to be honest, when I watched the first trailer for the new Lifetime film SALT N PEPA a few months back, I was skeptical about everything! The look, the casting, the network – we know Lifetime is not… Read More ›
MMT Minute Thoughts on ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI
“The more I learned about them, the more it seemed natural they would have been drawn to one another. They were unapologetic in their art. They were unapologetic in their political beliefs. And in the early 1960s to be a… Read More ›
MMT Minute Thoughts on THE MARKSMAN
The upcoming movie THE MARKSMAN is certainly nothing original, but it makes up for its conventional storytelling with great cinematography and (mostly) popcorn worthy action. Here’s the synopsis: Hardened Arizona rancher Jim Hanson (Liam Neeson) simply wants to be left… Read More ›
MMT Minute Thoughts on SYLVIE’S LOVE
“But that is love, to give away everything, to sacrifice everything — without the slightest desire to get anything in return.” Albert Camus I watched a gorgeous film last night called SYLVIE’S LOVE which is streaming now on Amazon Prime… Read More ›
