The latest box office hits, reviews and movie and entertainment news from EM Power Team of movie reviewers.
Rating: 5-stars The wife and I took time out of our leisurely Saturday afternoon to take in dinner and a movie. Dinner was ok, but the movie, ‘I Can Only Imagine,’ was a home run; we loved it. There is something very special about this movie besides the fact that it is based on a […]
Jordan Peele accepts the Oscar® for original screenplay for work on “Get Out” during the live ABC Telecast of The 90th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre in Hollywood, CA on Sunday, March 4, 2018. Image credit: Todd Wawrychuk / Bill Barnes / A.M.P.A.S. Jordan Peele made history as the first African American to win an Oscar® […]
Award-winning filmmaker and producer DeVon Franklin’s lastest film, The Star, has put a unique twist on the first Christmas – told from the perspective of the animals. The animated film, distributed by Sony Pictures and executive produced by Franklin and Lisa and Brian Henson under Franklin Entertainment, brings the story surrounding Christ’s birth to life through the eyes […]
The movie, “Detroit,” is a haunting recollection of American history culminating in a tense climax too human to believe. But the injections of news footage, crime scene photos, and family pictures pulled from the archives of time remind the young viewers that there did exist an era of cruel, state-sanctioned racism against Black people in […]
Photo credit: The American Black Film Festival Empower Magazine was thrilled to be invited for a return visit to the American Black Film Festival (ABFF) held in Miami Beach, Fla. from June 14-18, 2017. Since its inception in 1997, the festival has been held in locations across the globe, including Acapulco, Mexico, New York, and […]
A new independent film by Grade A Media director and filmmaker, Squrilla Montana, executive produced by Ronald Brooks and co-written by Derrick Williams and Kristine Newsome, premiered Friday night at the River Oaks Theatre. Cast members include Iron Mike, Johnathon Fontana, Ronald Brooks, Lorena Cruz and Cadilac Louis. Ride to Revenge is an action-packed film that […]
The 2017 SXSW Conference and Film Festival included a robust mix of ethnically diverse films and TV show screenings amid its massive movie line up. Here are a few that stood out. G-Funk Chronicles the story of the creation of the 90s popular musical style of the same name which incorporated smooth funk samples over […]
Photo Credit: UNIVERSAL SXSW Conference and Film Festival successfully concluded its nine-day International Film Festival in Austin, Texas. And, by every tangible statistic, this mega-event and media extravaganza continues to grow larger and more prestigious each year. In 2016, festival-goers from 101 countries from outside the United States populated countless SXSW venues. In fact, international […]
Photo Caption: Former Baylor basketball coach Dave Bliss. | Credit: M. Andrew Barrera) An Empower Magazine, Inc. Film Review on location at the 2017 SXSW Conference and Film Festival, Austin, Texas. The setting is Baylor University; the year is 2003; the cast is made up of non-fiction “real life” people who find themselves caught in the grips […]
Photo caption: Mahershala Ali, Casey Affleck, Emma Stone and Viola Davis backstage during the live ABC Telecast of The 89th Oscars® at the Dolby® Theatre in Hollywood, CA on Sunday, February 26, 2016. keywords: 89th Oscars, Winner Portraits credit: Jeff Lipsky / ©A.M.P.A.S. It was a night of big wins and surprises at the 89th Academy […]
