Motivated by her recently deceased mother, Cristina, a young woman with musical aspirations, advances to the next stage of her scholarship to study in Italy. To do so, she must attend a personal interview and bring a signed permit from her father. Her father, Ricardo, opposes the idea of her leaving the country before reaching the age of majority. Their conflicting stances will bring to light unresolved issues, which intensified after the death of Pamela, her mother.
The “gay best friend”, an age-old trope, has been done in countless films and television series. Ranging from one-note (Sex and the City's Stanford and Mario) to nuanced (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt's Tituss), the gay best friend exists to support and advise the main protagonist, with their conflicts swept to the side.
This remake of the Disney Channel Original Movie of the same name brings a strong representative cast.
Amsterdam is a confusing movie with a meandering plot amidst a beautiful rendering of 1930s New York
This groundbreaking summer blockbuster proves that diversity enhances the action genre.
The new biopic 'Elvis' highlights the beginning and end of the career of this rock and roll legend. The audience is taken on this journey knowing the tragic ending but not so much about what led him there. A large topic of discussion is the influences on Elvis that made him who he was as a singer, musician, and performer, which were blues, gospel, and country. Many of the songs that rose him to fame were songs by Black artists he heard growing up in primarily Black settings.
Of all the many great people that have contributed to Hip-Hop and radio, I was fortunate enough to speak with James Rosseau, founder of The Corelink Solution, a nonprofit that owns and operates Holy Culture Radio.
