Music
‘Soul’ Review: Pixar Hits All The Right Notes
Chike Coleman reviews Pixar's Soul, another hit for the animation studio, with an emphasis on jazz this time around.
‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ Review: Boseman’s Electrifying Final Bow
A blues singer and her trumpeter have creative differences when it comes to her music.
‘The Ventures: Stars on Guitars’ Review: A Personal and Wildly Entertaining Documentary
Documentary film on the #1 instrumental rock group in the world, The Ventures. The story of their rise to fame in the 1960s right up to now, as they celebrate their 60th anniversary of playing the...
‘Shawn Mendes: In Wonder’ Interview: Shie Rozow On Talks Pulling Off a Music Editing Feat and Working With the Late John Singleton
A portrait of a singer/songwriter Shawn Mendes' life, chronicling the past few years of his rise and journey.
‘Zappa’ Interview: Alex Winter on Frank Zappa and his life in the year 2020
An in-depth look into the life and work of musician Frank Zappa.
‘Shawn Mendes In Wonder’ Review: Strictly For the Fans
A portrait of singer/songwriter Shawn Mendes' life, chronicling the past few years of his rise and journey.
Rockumentary Round-up – Everyone from Alice to Zappa
We take a look at some of the best rock music documentaries of 2020. Zappa is out on November 23, 2020, while the rest are currently streaming. Zappa Alex Winter of Bill and Ted fame is the dogged dir...
AFI Fest 2020 Review: ‘Sound of Metal’ is a Raw and Visceral Auditory Experience
A heavy-metal drummer's life is thrown into freefall when he begins to lose his hearing.
NYFF 2020 Review: ‘Lovers Rock’ Is a Warm, Enticing Celebration of Black Communities
Lovers Rock finds the always daring Steve McQueen (Hunger, 12 Years a Slave) in an ecstatic yet no less formally bold mode. Produced as part of McQueen’s ambitious, multifaceted Small Axe, an antholog...