In his new documentary Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius), Questlove delves into the genius and torments of Sly Stone —and uses that story as window into many other artists’ lives, including interviewees D’Angelo and Andre 3000. Questlove talks about the making of the film (now streaming on …
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In the new Netflix political thriller The Madness, CNN pundit Muncie Daniels (Colman Domingo) is framed for the murder of a white nationalist leader and becomes a pawn in a dangerous game played between the dead man’s followers, a violent colony of gun enthusiasts that’s described as “basically antifa on …
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On the evening of Feb. 28, 1984, Prince was at home, watching Michael Jackson become the first artist to win eight Grammys in a single night, including Album of the Year for Thriller. When the broadcast was over, Prince turned to Bobby Z, his longtime friend and drummer for the …
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In the satisfyingly corny Fall, directed by Scott Mann, two women get stranded atop a rusted, obsolete TV tower — a slim, rickety death trap that they had no business climbing in the first place. But what would be the fun in playing by the rules? Grace Caroline Currey plays …
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