Reviews

Talib Kweli's 'Prisoner Of Conscious' is solid but not his best

Brooklyn Academy of Music stages all-black 'Julius Caesar'

REVIEW - Overall this production of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar is solid, successfully using its new context without feeling one bit contrived or gimmicky...

The Whitney Museum of American Art presents 'Blues for Smoke'

Chase Quinn

REVIEW - The Whitney Museum of American Art exhibit, 'Blues for Smoke,' features an exciting array of works by a wide range of contemporary black artists. But it offers so much more...

Iconic designer Stephen Burrows talks

Suzanne Rust

REVIEW - Dance yourselves over the Museum of the City of New York and catch, 'Stephen Burrows: When Fashion Danced.' We can all use a happy dose of Burrows' timeless chic...

Touré gives Prince props in new book

Adam Howard

REVIEW - Touré presents an informed and profound portrait of Prince in his prime and puts this enigmatic figure in his proper cultural place -- as the perfect mouthpiece for Generation X's anxieties and infatuations...

'Metal Gear Revengeance' is Raiden's coming out party

Kyle Harvey

REVIEW - Created by video game icon Hideo Kojima, the 25 year old franchise is responsible for the creation of the stealth action genre where discretion is key in executing covert missions as super soldier, Solid Snake...

New Angela Davis film recalls her powerful rise

Courtney Garcia

REVIEW - Many words describe Angela Davis – radical, intellectual, Communist, feminist, rebel, scholar, revolutionary– but the story of her life can be defined by one: justice...

'Life Is But A Dream' reveals little about Beyoncé

Demetria L. Lucas

REVIEW - 'Life Is But A Dream' is a fun watch and enough to silence a few rumors. What it doesn’t do is provide any real insight into who Beyoncé is other than a great entertainer...