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How to Make Money Selling Drugs
How to Make Money Selling Drugs Kam Williams how-to-make-money-selling-drugs.jpg Film Review Documentary Offers Tips on Dope Dealing How to Make Money Selling Drugs In Theaters: Jun 26, ...
Kinyarwanda
Kinyarwanda Kam Williams images/kinyarwanda_movie_poster.jpg Film Review Rwandan Tragedy Revisited in "Crash"-Like Ensemble Drama Read an interview with the film maker Alrick Brown Kinyarwanda ...
1971 (★★★★) Film Review
1971 (★★★★) Film Review Kam Williams https://aalbc.com/reviews/1971.jpg Film Review Whistleblower Documentary Recounts Break-In Uncovering Illegal FBI Surveillance Program 1971 In Theaters: Fe...
Eat, Pray, Love
Eat, Pray, Love Kam Williams images/eat_pray_lovel.jpg Film Review Divorcee Embarks on Spiritual Sojourn in Pat Adaptation of Best-Selling Memoir Eat, Pray, Love Click to order via Amaz...
We Gotta Have It
We Gotta Have It Kam Williams Book Review ’We Gotta Have It represents twenty years of seeing a new generation of Black movies. Before this journey began in 1986, with Spike Lee’s She...
Lackawanna Blues
Lackawanna Blues Brian Egeston lackaw3.jpg Film Review How Matriarchs Have Made Us A Film Review of Lackawanna Blues. Lackawanna Blues (2005) (TV) Directed by George C. Wolfe Written by Ruben Santi...
Circus
Circus Kam Williams circus10.jpg Film Review Russian Retrospective Features 1936 Film Indicting American Racism Circus (Tsirk) Unrated In Russian and English with subtitles. ...
American Gun (2005) - Film Review
American Gun (2005) - Film Review Kam Williams https://aalbc.com/reviews/movies36.jpg Film Review Forest Whitaker Tops Ensemble Cast in ’Crash’-Style Melodrama American Gun Excellent (4 star...
Dark Girls (Preview)
Dark Girls (Preview) Kam Williams dark-girls-movie-poster.jpg Film Review Dark Girls: Real Women, Real Stories Click to order via Amazon This documentary exploresd the deep-seated biases ...
The Orig. Kings of Comedy
The Orig. Kings of Comedy Michael Dequina images/the_or7.jpg Film Review 2000 Paramount Pictures Staring: Steve Harvey, D.L. Hughley, Cedric the Entertainer, and ...
Rejoice & Shout
Rejoice & Shout Kam Williams http://content8.flixster.com/movie/11/15/72/11157290_det.jpg Film Review 200-Year History of Gospel Music Celebrated in Sanctified Documentary Rejoice and Sho...
Skin
Skin Kam Williams skin.h6.jpg Film Review Apartheid Poses Problem for White Couple with Black Baby Skin Click to order via Amazon Rated PG-13 for violence, ...
The Wood
The Wood Kam Williams images/thewoo35.jpg Film Review THE WOOD Paramount Director - Rick Famuyiwa Starring - Omar Epps, Richard T. Jones, Taye Diggs Comedy 112 min Rated R So-called "urban&...
Bamboozled
Bamboozled Michael Dequina images/bamboozled.jpg Film Review Bamboozled Release Date: October 6th, 2000 (LA/NY); October 20th, 2000 (wide/moderate) MPAA Rating: R (for strong la...
Barbershop 2
Barbershop 2 Michael Dequina barber7.jpg Film Review Barbershop 2: Back in Business (PG-13) Buy Soundtrack The subtitle of Barbershop 2: Back in Business pretty much sums up the film....
The Boys of Baraka
The Boys of Baraka Kam Williams the_bo3.jpg Film Review Kenya as Alternative to Mean Streets of Baltimore The Boys of Baraka Directed by Heidi Ewing, Rachel Grady Genre: Documentary Runtime: 8...
Eve’s Bayou
Eve’s Bayou Sherelle R. Williams images/eve’s.39.jpg Film Review EVE’S BAYOU (1997) MPAA: Rated R for sexuality and language. Runtime: USA 109 minutes ...
Blacktrospective 2013 by Kam Williams
Blacktrospective 2013 by Kam Williams Kam Williams http://aalbc.com/reviews/20-feet-from-stardom.jpg Film Review Blacktrospective 2013 - Annual Assessment of the Best in Black Cinema Each year we pub...
Marvel’s Black Panther
Marvel’s Black Panther Brenda M. Greene Book Review The 2016 San Diego Comic-Con was a memorable moment for independent researcher and writer Todd Steven Burroughs. Burroughs begins Marvel’s Bl...
The Memory Librarian
The Memory Librarian Robert Fleming Book Review When I think of singer-actor-fashion icon Janelle Monae, the word eclectic comes to mind. She is everywhere in the media, on every platform. Along with...
Stomp the Yard
Stomp the Yard Kam Williams stomp_6.jpg Film Review Black Greek Goes Gaga Over Curvy Coed in Coincidence-Driven Melodrama Stomp the Yard Rated PG-13 for sexuality, profanity, ethnic slurs and...
College Road Trip
College Road Trip Kam Williams raven-27.jpg Film Review Raven-Symone’ and Martin Lawrence Co-Star in Coming-of-Age Comedy College Road Trip Rated G Running time: 83 minutes Studio:...
Making Bold Moves: Creating Multimillion Dollar Success in 500 Days or Less
Making Bold Moves: Creating Multimillion Dollar Success in 500 Days or Less Kam Williams Book Review “In building NobleStrategy, [Bill Parrish] not only built a force in the construction mana...
God’s Will and Other Lies: Stories
God’s Will and Other Lies: Stories Camille-Yvette Welsch Book Review “[T]here was so much hurt and pain and fear and sorrow … that I needed more than one kind of song to sing,” says...
Snapshot
Snapshot Tony Lindsay Book Review In Snapshot, Camryn King demonstrates the power of a page turning thriller. Through King’s beautifully descriptive screens, narrative pace, believable dialog, ...
Legacy
Legacy Michael Dequina images/LegacyPoster4-212x300.jpg Film Review Legacy [2010] LEGACY Not Rated Running time: 92 minutes Studio: Codeblack Entertainment Rating: 3 1...
The Perfect Holiday
The Perfect Holiday Kam Williams the_pe24.jpg Film Review Santa Woos Overburdened Mom in Syrupy Sweet Christmas Comedy The Perfect Holiday Rated PG for mild epithets and suggestive humor. Runni...
The Book of Night Women
The Book of Night Women Thumper Book Review I have been awaiting the arrival of The Book of Night Women by Marlon James, literally, for years. I read and loved his debut novel, John Crow&r...
Daughters of the Dust: The Making of an African American Woman&rquo;s Film
Daughters of the Dust: The Making of an African American Woman&rquo;s Film Akilah Monifa Book Review This historical novel is actually a sequel to the movie of the same title. The book although stee...
Kickin’ It Old School
Kickin’ It Old School Kam Williams kickin6.jpg Film Review Patient Emerges from 20-Year Coma to Breakdance Again in Bad Taste Comedy Kickin’ It Old School Rated PG-13 for profanity, ethn...
Killer of Sheep
Killer of Sheep Kam Williams killer27.jpg Film Review Killer of Sheep Click to order via Amazon Unrated Black & White Running time: 81 minutes Studio: New Yorker Video/Miles...
Meet Dave (2008)
Meet Dave (2008) Kam Williams meet_d27.jpg Film Review Eddie Murphy Misfires as Brother from Another Planet Meet Dave Rated PG for action, suggestive...
Mooz-Lum
Mooz-Lum Kam Williams images/img51.jpg Film Review Young Muslim Searches for Identity in Coming-of-Age Flick Mooz-Lum Rated PG-13 for violence and mature themes. Running time: 99 Minutes Dist...
Muhammad Ali: The Long-Lost Movie
Muhammad Ali: The Long-Lost Movie Kam Williams ali_film.jpg Film Review Documentary Gives Glimpses of The Greatest in ’73 & ‘74 Muhammad Ali: The Long-Lost Movie Unra...
New Year’s Eve
New Year’s Eve Kam Williams images/newyearseve_movieposter.jpg Film Review New Yorkers Search for Love in Serendipitous Romantic Comedy New Year’s Eve [2011] Rated PG-13 for profanity and...
Norbit
Norbit Kam Williams norbit9.jpg Film Review Na’ve Nerdy Nice Guy Search for True Love in Eddie Murphy Vehicle Norbit Rated PG-13 for nudity, sexuality, profanity, and crude humor. Run...
Orgasm, Inc
Orgasm, Inc Kam Williams images/orgasm_poster.jpg Film Review Scathing Expose’ Uncovers Pharmaceutical Industry Plot to Exploit Female Pleasure Orgasm, Inc Unrated Running t...
Precious
Precious Kam Williams precio2.jpg Film Review Lee Daniels’ Long-Anticipated Sundance-Winner Lives up to the Buzz Precious Click to order DVD via Amazon Rated R fo...
She’s Gotta Have It
She’s Gotta Have It Kam Williams shes_g9.jpg Film Review Spike Lee’s First Feature Film Finally Arrives on DVD She’s Gotta Have It (1986) Click to order via Amazon Directors: ...
Sicko
Sicko Kam Williams sicko.3.jpg Film Review Michael Moore Takes Aim at America’s Healthcare System in Eye-Opening Expose’ Sicko Rated PG-13 for brief s...
Soul Men
Soul Men Kam Williams soul_m4.jpg Film Review Sam Jackson and Bernie Mac Co-Star in Rollicking Road Comedy Soul Men Click to order via Amazon Rated R for nudit...
Sucka 4 Luv
Sucka 4 Luv Kam Williams sucka-4-luv.jpg Film Review Sucka 4 Luv (2014) Click to Buy or Rent This Film Unrated Running time: 84 minutes Distributor: Pierre Films Romance Film Review...
Toe to Toe
Toe to Toe Kam Williams images/img4B.jpg Film Review Coeds Lock Horns and Lacrosse Sticks in Cross-Cultural Drama Toe to Toe (2010) Unrated Running time: 104 Minutes Distr...
Top Five
Top Five Kam Williams Top-Five-Movie-Poster.jpg Film Review Top Five In Theaters: Dec 12, 2014 Wide R (for strong sexual content, nudity, crude humor, language throughout and some drug use) Run...
Tyler Perry’s A Madea Christmas
Tyler Perry’s A Madea Christmas Kam Williams Tyler-Perrys-A-Madea-Christmas.jpg Film Review Tyler Perry’s A Madea Christmas In Theaters: Dec 13, 2013 Wide Rated PG-13 for profanity, crude...
Vanishing Pearls: The Oysterman of Pointe a la Hache
Vanishing Pearls: The Oysterman of Pointe a la Hache Kam Williams array.jpg Film Review Vanishing Pearls: The Oysterman of Pointe a la Hache In Theaters: April 18, 2014 (limited) on Netflix Writte...
War Room
War Room Kam Williams war-room.jpg Film Review War Room In Theaters: Aug 28, 2015 LimitedRateing: PG for mature themes Genre: DramaDirected By: Alex KendrickWritten By: Alex Kendrick, Stephen Kend...
When the Levees Broke
When the Levees Broke Kam Williams when_t13.jpg Film Review When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Parts A Film Review by Kam Williams Fair (1 star) Unrated Running time: 240 minut...
White Wedding (2010)
White Wedding (2010) Kam Williams images/69214_gal.jpg Film Review Groom and Best Man Get Waylaid En Route to Wedding in South African Romantic Comedy White Wedding Click to buy onli...
Who’s Your Caddy?
Who’s Your Caddy? Kam Williams whos_y27.jpg Film Review Ghetto Goes Golfing in Crass Color-Conscious Comedy Who’s Your Caddy? Rated PG-13 for sexuality, nudity, profanity, ethnic ...
Why We Laugh
Why We Laugh Kam Williams images/whywelaugh.jpg Film Review Reverential Documentary Pays Homage to Black Pioneers of Comedy Why We Laugh Click to order via Amazon Unrated Running time:...
You Got Served
You Got Served Michael Dequina yougot8.jpg Film Review Michael Dequina’s Review of You Got Served You Got Served (PG-13) Buy The Soundtrack Anyone who buys a ticket for Y...
2016: Obama’s America
2016: Obama’s America Dinesh Sharma 2016-obamas-america.jpg Film Review 2016: Obama’s America (2012) In Theaters: Jul 13, 2012 Limited PG, 1 hr. 29 min. Documentary, Special Interest D...
American Gun
American Gun Kam Williams movies36.jpg Film Review Forest Whitaker Tops Ensemble Cast in ’Crash’-Style Melodrama American Gun Excellent (4 stars) Rated R for profanity and violence. Ru...
Annie
Annie Kam Williams annie-movie-poster.jpg Film Review Annie (2014) In Theaters: Dec 19, 2014 Wide Rated PG for mild epithets and rude humor Running time: 118 minutes Distributor: Columbia Pictu...
The Anonymous People
The Anonymous People Kam Williams The-anonymous-people.jpg Film Review 12-Step Documentary Rethinks Addiction The Anonymous People In Theaters: Mar 14, 2014 Limited Unrated Running time: 88 min...
Ballast
Ballast Kam Williams images/img42.jpg Film Review Ballast Click to order via Amazon Unrated Running time: 96 minutes Studio: Alluvial Film Company Release Date: November 10, 2009 ...
Bass Clef Bliss
Bass Clef Bliss Kam Williams bass-clef-bliss-movie-poster.jpg Film Review African-American Mother and Son’s Adjustment to Autism Chronicled in Inspirational Film Bass Clef Bliss In Theaters:...
The Best Man
The Best Man Michael Dequina thebestman.jpg Film Review Read the 2025 novel based adapted from the film. THE BEST MAN Buy or Rent from Amazon In Theaters: Oct 22, 1999 Wide On DVD: Feb...
Booker’s Place: A Mississippi Story
Booker’s Place: A Mississippi Story Troy Johnson books-place.jpg Film Review Booker’s Place: A Mississippi Story Booker’s Place: A Mississippi Story Click to rent or buy th...
Carmen & Geoffrey
Carmen & Geoffrey Kam Williams carmen47.jpg Film Review Endearing Documentary Examines Enduring Marriage and Careers of Celebrated Couple Carmen & Geoffrey Unrated Running ...
Cop Out
Cop Out Kam Williams images/img28.jpg Film Review Tracy Morgan and Bruce Willis Co-Star in Mismatched Cops Comedy Cop Out Rated R for pervasive profanity, sexual references, violence and br...
Dave Chappelle’s Block Party
Dave Chappelle’s Block Party Kam Williams block_2.jpg Film Review Conscious-Raising Concert Flick Combines Comedy and Hip-Hop Dave Chappelle’s Block Party Excellent (4 stars) Unrated ...
Dear White People
Dear White People Kam Williams dear-wite-people-movie-poster.jpg Film Review Dear White People In Theaters: Oct 17, 2014 Limited On DVD: Feb 3, 2015 Rated R for profanity, ethnic and sexual prefe...
Dreamgirls (2006)
Dreamgirls (2006) Michael Dequina dreamg1.jpg Film Review Dreamgirls (2006) Rated PG-13 for sex, expletives, and drug use. Running time: 125 minutes Studio: Dreamworks Pictures Review...
The Empire in Africa
The Empire in Africa Kam Williams the_em41.jpg Film Review Disturbing Documentary Graphically Chronicles Sierra Leone’s Civil War The Empire in Africa Unrated In French, English and l...
Evan Almighty
Evan Almighty Kam Williams evan_a1.jpg Film Review God Asks Modern-Day Noah to Build Ark in Faith-Based Family Comedy Evan Almighty Rated PG for crude humor and scenes of ...
GhettoPhysics
GhettoPhysics Kam Williams images/ghettophysics.jpg Film Review Radical Fringe Flick Breaks World Down to Pimp and Hos GhettoPhysics: Will the Real Pimps and Hos Please Stand Up! Rated R for...
Ghosts of Cite Soleil
Ghosts of Cite Soleil Kam Williams ghosts39.jpg Film Review Haitians Go Gangsta in Ghetto-Based Documentary Ghosts of Cite Soleil Click to order via Amazon Unrated In Haitian, French and En...
Better Mus' Come: In Theaters: March 15, 2013
Better Mus' Come: In Theaters: March 15, 2013 Kam Williams https://aalbc.com/reviews/better-mus-come.jpg Film Review Better Mus’ Come In Theaters: Mar 15, 2013 Limited Written and Directed by Stor...
The “Lee Daniels’ The Butler” Interview
The “Lee Daniels’ The Butler” Interview Kam Williams https://aalbc.com/reviews/the-butler.jpg Film Review Two-Time Oscar-Nominee Talks about His Latest Offering Photo by Pascal Le Segretain – © 2...
Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel
Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel Kam Williams images/hugh2.jpg Film Review Reverential Bio-Pic Successfully Recasts Smut Peddler as Humanitarian Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist a...
I Will Follow
I Will Follow Kam Williams images/iwillfollow.jpg Film Review Bittersweet Drama Chronicles Day in the Life of Grief-Stricken Caregiver I Will Follow Order via Amazon.com Unrated ...
Kamp Katrina
Kamp Katrina Kam Williams kamp_k69.jpg Film Review An eye-opening expose’ welcoming white Americans to the Third World Kamp Katrina Click to order via Amazon ...
Katt Williams: American Hustle
Katt Williams: American Hustle Kam Williams americ22.jpg Film Review Pimp Comedian’s Concert Film Out on DVD Katt Williams: American Hustle Click to order via Amazon Very Good (3 sta...
Billionaires & Ballot Bandits: How to Steal an Election in 9 Easy Steps
Billionaires & Ballot Bandits: How to Steal an Election in 9 Easy Steps Kam Williams Book Review “When I was a boy traveling in Latin America, I saw colonial societies that were essentially m...
High Waters
High Waters Thumper Book Review High Waters, a novel by Suzon Tropez, is a novel that I am unsure as to what the storyline or the point of the novel is. I think it is a novel about an older black ...
When All Hell Breaks Loose
When All Hell Breaks Loose Thumper Book Review less than a minor disturbance. If you can grasp these things along with a few others, then you have the essence of the trouble that our hero Gregory ...
Black Chess
Black Chess Denolyn Carroll Book Review “Life’s a chess game…There are infinite possibilities and multiple universes, depending on the choices you make,” asserts Celeste, the ...
Will
Will Robert Fleming Book Review There are millions of success stories in America. This is one of them. Film superstar Will Smith’s memoir, Will, is almost a fantasy comprised of Yankee success,...
Madea’s Big Happy Family
Madea’s Big Happy Family Kam Williams images/73551_gal.jpg Film Review Tyler Perry Back in Drag for More Tomfoolery as Madea Madea’s Big Happy Family [2011] Rated PG-13 for profanity, m...
Out of the Furnace
Out of the Furnace Kam Williams out-of-the-furnace.jpg Film Review Ex-Con Searches for Missing Sibling in Gruesome Revenge Thriller Out of the Furnace In Theaters: Dec 6, 2013 Wide Rated R ...
Premium Rush
Premium Rush Kam Williams premium-rush-movie-poster.jpg Film Review Manhattan Serves as Backdrop for Adrenaline-Fueled Bike Thriller Premium Rush (2012) In Theaters: Aug 24, 2012 Wide Rated PG-13 ...
The Social Network
The Social Network Kam Williams images/69349_gal.jpg Film Review Damning Bio-Pic Recounts Rise of Ruthless Facebook Founder The Social Network Click to Buy via Amazon.com Rate...
Street Journeys
Street Journeys Kam Williams street-jouneys-movie-poster.jpg Film Review Street Journeys (2011) Director: Tracy Christian Kenya, 2011, Duration 58 min., English & Swahili In the he...
United 93
United 93 Kam Williams united57.jpg Film Review Ill-Fated 9-11 Flight Revisited as Hyper-Realistic Profile in Courage United 93 Rated R for profanity, and for intense sequences of terror and viol...
We Need to Talk
We Need to Talk Kam Williams images/51Icf9mwW+L._SL500_AA300_.jpg Film Review Sisters Make Most of Opportunity to Reflect on Relationships in Latest Documentary from Janks Morton We ...
13
13 Kam Williams images/13_movieposter.jpg Film Review Remake of French Thriller Revolves around Grisly Game of Russian Roulette 13 Click to Buy via Amazon.com Rated: R Ru...
ATL
ATL Kam Williams atl.ht46.jpg Film Review T.I. Makes Impressive Screen Debut in Coming-of-Age Flick Set in His Hometown of Atlanta ATL Film Review by Kam Williams Excellent (3.5 stars) Rated PG-13 f...
Beyond the Lights
Beyond the Lights Kam Williams beyond-the-lights-movie-poster.jpg Film Review Beyond the Lights In Theaters: Nov 14, 2014 Wide Rated PG-13 for sexuality, profanity, suggestive gestures, partial nu...
Color of the Cross
Color of the Cross Kam Williams color_60.jpg Film Review Crucifixion Revisited with Black Jesus as Victim of Bias Crime Color of the Cross Film Review by Kam Williams Was Jesus a black man?...
Courageous
Courageous Kam Williams courageous_family.jpg Film Review Cops Struggle to Juggle Careers and Fatherhood in Faith-Based Family Flick Courageous Rated PG-13 for violence and drug use. Runni...
The Descendants
The Descendants Kam Williams images/thedescendants.jpg Film Review Clooney Seeks Redemption as Regretful Patriarch in Dysfunctional Family Drama The Descendants Rated R for profanity and sexua...
Évocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie
Évocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie Kam Williams evocateur.jpg Film Review Biopic Revisits Rise and Fall of Talk Show Flash in the Pan Évocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. M...
Freakonomics
Freakonomics Kam Williams images/kidfromfreakonomics.jpg Film Review Controversial Economics Best Seller Adapted to Screen Freakonomics [2010] Rated PG-13 for violence, sexuality, nudity, drug ...
Harlem Aria
Harlem Aria Kam Williams images/img33.jpg Film Review Opera Serves as Fulcrum for Unfunny, Unlikely-Buddy Comedy Harlem Aria Rated R for crude and profane language. Running time: 100 Minut...
Shooting Stars
Shooting Stars Kam Williams Book Review ’I was born in December 1984 in a house on Hickory St. that was mostly maintained by my mother’s mother. But when I was three, my...
Once Is Never Enough
Once Is Never Enough Idrissa Uqdah Book Review If Loving You Is Wrong, I don't Want To Be Right The old rythmn and blues tune, If Loving You Is Wrong, I don't Want To Be Right aptly desc...
God Don’t Like Ugly
God Don’t Like Ugly Thumper Book Review "I was hoping when I started God don't Like Ugly that it wasn't the typical girl-coming-of-age story. Alongside you-go-girl books, girl-coming-of...
The Lurking Place
The Lurking Place Robert Fleming Book Review Veteran writer Clarence Major’s literary career continues full speed. His latest novel, The Lurking Place, rates among his best, using an experience...