From The Man Who Brought You The Only Movie Worse Than Soul Plane
Alerted by the ever-vigilant Reggie Dennis to this today. Ladies and Gentlemen, John Ridley, young auteur, has taken Chris Rock’s famous-but-obviously-ironic comedy routine seriously, and added his own fascist, classist, bougie spin. And then he does something even more stunning: Ridley posits the week-or-so that W left Condi and Colin’s in charge of the Big […]
Pac, Me and Chi
Reviewed the new Tupac for the Post today. Another uncreative, depressing dead rapper rehash. At times, I can get a little mean in my reviews. Part of it, I think, is that when I do get some bandwidth in this crowded communications soup, I want my words to have some impact, even if it means […]
Are You Really That Surprised?
Very sad. But in a way, it makes perfect sense. Seeing Michael Richards have his racial meltdown in the Laugh Factory, and then make things worse on Letterman was, to me, a case of chickens coming home to roost. Don’t get me wrong: I love “Seinfeld,” adore Kramer’s character, and think that Michael Richards is […]
Cultural Learnings
Saw the midnight show of “Borat” last night. There’s an almost messianic fervor about this movie now. The Huffington Post has pre-hyped “Borat” so much, that some folks are scratching their heads: “I wish to know why Borat deserves all the ads, pictures and articles here at Huffpo. I had never heard of him until […]
Got Hits Go Back Like Juice-n-Gin
Reviewed Diddy for the Post today. Resisted the temptation to go for the Jay-Z connection as K did in his excellent review. Although Diddy must be steamed that the first track on his album uses the same “Shaft In Africa” sample as J’s first single.