movie review
The best music movies throughout history.
Book vs. Movie: "People We Meet On Vacation"
Like so many other fans of #1 New York Times best-selling author Emily Henry's People We Meet On Vacation, today I curled up on my couch with my favorite soft blanket and got lost in Netflix's newest movie--People We Meet On Vacation. Personally, I loved the movie, but here's a list of reasons why it might--or might not--measure up to some readers' standards.
By Cassandra Fawley3 days ago in Beat
The Letter.
The Letter (2012 Movie.) I am not sure what "The Letter" is trying to accomplish. It is billed as a thriller but it languishes with a confusing plot. Winona Ryder does a good job in her role but she can't carry the movie as the story is horrible.
By Robert M Massimi. ( Broadway Bob).7 days ago in Beat
The Quiet That Follows the Applause
I didn’t cry at the end of Better Call Saul. I cried three days later, while washing dishes. The water was hot, the sponge worn thin, and suddenly—without warning—I saw Kim Wexler’s hands again. Not in the courtroom. Not in the finale. But in that tiny Albuquerque office, adjusting the blinds just so, trying to control one small thing in a world spinning out of her grasp.
By KAMRAN AHMAD10 days ago in Beat
The Song That Brought Him Back
After my mother passed, grief settled into our home like winter fog—thick, gray, and impossible to ignore. He stopped whistling while fixing the sink. Stopped tapping his boot to the oldies station. Even his laugh, once so loud it startled the dogs, vanished into a silence so heavy it filled every room. For two years, he moved through life like a man walking in someone else’s shoes. So when he said, voice barely above a whisper, “Let’s go south for New Year’s,” I didn’t ask why. I just booked the tickets.
By KAMRAN AHMAD11 days ago in Beat
Tyla’s Chart-Topping Rise
Introduction When South African singer Tyla released her self-titled debut album in late 2023, few predicted it would ignite a global movement. But by 2025, her name was everywhere: on Billboard charts, Grammy stages, and playlists from Lagos to Los Angeles. Fueled by her breakout hit “Water”—a seductive fusion of amapiano, R&B, and pop—Tyla didn’t just enter the global music scene; she reshaped it.
By KAMRAN AHMAD12 days ago in Beat
Richard Smallwood
Introduction In recent months, false rumors have spread online with alarming speed: searches like “gospel singer Richard Smallwood died”, “Richard Smallwood passed away”, and “Richard Smallwood cause of death” have surged—despite having no basis in truth.
By KAMRAN AHMAD12 days ago in Beat
A Look Behind the Glitter and Shadows of Daddy Yankee's "Jezabel Y Judas".
Daddy Yankee has always carried a flair for theatrical rhythm. His presence on screen feels like a pulse more than a person, a moving current that pushes the frame into motion. Jezabel Y Judas takes that familiar energy and wraps it in a story that leans into contrast. Light and shadow. Allure and warning. Triumph and temptation. The music video attempts to weave those ideas into an almost cinematic world that feels larger than the song itself.
By Cathy (Christine Acheini) Ben-Ameh.about a month ago in Beat
Review of "(Beatles) Anthology 2025"
My wife and I watched the renewed and expanded Beatles' Anthology on Disney+ the past three nights. I'd seen and heard bits and pieces of various lengths of the original eight episodes -- on YouTube, The Beatles Channel on Sirius XM, and everything in between -- which originally aired on ABC-TV in 1995, but we somehow had managed not to have seen that original on the unsmart TV in our family room. It was more than wonderful to see and hear what 2025 director Oliver Murray did with the 1995 eight episodes -- uncovering/discovering new footage as well as calling upon Peter Jackson and his elves to bring to current vibrant life what was done in 1995 (just as Jackson had done so miraculously with The Beatles: Get Back in 2021) -- but the real treat for me (treat is too weak a word) was seeing the new ninth episode.
By Paul Levinsonabout a month ago in Beat
