“We Bloods won’t let nobody use our rage against us. We control our rage.” Norman, DA 5 BLOODS I was 15-years-old when director Spike Lee’s “Do The Right Thing” came out in the summer of ’89. It was the first… Read More ›
TV Thoughts
AAFCA Roundtable Series: a chat with THE LOVE BIRDS executive producer/actress ISSA RAE
“In reading (the script), I was cracking up. The relationship dynamics and the idea of this couple on the brink of a breakup having to rely on one another to solve a murder was hilarious to me.” Issa Rae And… Read More ›
MMT Recommends: week 7 of #ThingsToDoFromHome
Happy Sunday MMT Fam! Here’s another post sharing various streaming, TV, and online suggestions that you and/or the family can enjoy from home. And if are using and enjoying these lists, please help me out by sharing and following me… Read More ›
AAFCA Roundtable Series: a chat with ALL DAY AND A NIGHT writer/director Joe Robert Cole and stars Ashton Sanders & Jeffrey Wright
“Slavery taught Black people to survive, but not how to live. And that’s what we pass on to each other.” Part of a quote spoken by the lead character in A DAY AND A NIGHT, the new crime drama that… Read More ›
MAY THE 4TH BE WITH YOU – the entire STAR WARS saga streaming on Disney +
It’s Stars Wars Day MMT Fam and the appropriate greeting is “May the 4th Be With You!” I wanted to make sure you’re aware that the entire Star Wars saga is now on the Disney Plus app, including THE RISE… Read More ›
AAFCA Roundtable Series: a chat with HOLLYWOOD executive producer Janet Mock
“What if you could rewrite the story?” is the tagline on the one-sheet for Netflix’s latest series HOLLYWOOD, released today, May 1. A fantastical, revisionist telling of a post-World War II, 1940’s Hollywood industry and those who are trying to… Read More ›
MMT Minute Thoughts on SELAH AND THE SPADES out now on Amazon Prime
Out today on Amazon Prime is SELAH AND THE SPADES, the feature film debut of Philly-based writer/director Tayarisha Poe. A brutally honest coming-of-age story, that’s a mix of gangster meets prep-school drama, the film is a dark look at power… Read More ›
MMT Minute Thoughts: LIFE BELOW ZERO on National Geographic Channel
I had the pleasure of attending a virtual screening of the hit National Geographic show LIFE BELOW ZERO, which was immediately followed by a live Q & A panel with Deadline journalist and moderator Dominic Patten, series subject Sue Aikens,… Read More ›
MMT Recommends: More virtual happenings and Easter Weekend watches
Happy Friday, and Good Friday to those who celebrate, MMT Fam! Here’s another post I put together to give a few ideas for virtual happenings and streaming events you can watch at home. PS: there are still several options posted… Read More ›
MMT Quick Chat with actor/writer/producer Joseph Sikora
Last Sunday night, Chicago native Joseph Sikora entertained a packed house, who had just viewed an early screening of Episode 612 from the hit show POWER, with a Q & A at the AMC Cherry Hill Loews – moderated by… Read More ›
