Tag: Forest Whitaker

video review : Species

video review : Species

A pretty female whose main goal is to “find a man” to have sex with seems like a dream come true, but she’s more of a nightmare; a killer space alien looking to breed so that her Species can take over the planet. The plot is a game of cat and rat as she saunters LA, looking for a sperm donor.

On her high heels are a team of two scientists, a government hitman and a psychic “empath”. It’s that last tracker, a convenient plot device named Dan Smithson, who inspires the most eyerolls. The characterization is also cliché. It’s Sil and her violent antics that keep things interesting.

my rating : 3 of 5

1995

video review : Arrival

video review : Arrival

The actual Arrival; space alien vessels coming to Earth à la Independence Day; is intriguing. It’s the stay that grows tedious. The beings, which resemble monstrous octopuses, aren’t necessarily out to exterminate but to teach us their language, which does little in the way of tension.

The back and forth lessons between Team America, led by linguist Louise Banks, and the aliens are silly. The speed at which we begin to learn their language and teach them ours seems unrealistic. The time-bending plot revelations that come out of it don’t seem to make much sense.

my rating : 3 of 5

2017

audio review : Waiting To Exhale [ Original Soundtrack Album ]

audio review : Waiting To Exhale [ Original Soundtrack Album ]

The main reason this album; the Original Soundtrack to Waiting To Exhale; sounds so cohesive, despite a different vocalist on almost every song, is that it’s arranged and produced by Babyface. On display is his knack for making sweet, sometimes syrupy, contemporary soul music; the kind in which a singer croons of “love”. In this case, it’s the joy, pain, passion and drama of romantic relationships from the perspective of black females.

my rating : 3 of 5

1995