[ Behind the Music: Bell Biv DeVoe, now streaming on Paramount+, is part of the streamer’s reboot of BTM, which was once a fixture of the programming on VH1. The format is familiar – an artist’s rise, an artist’s fall, and (hopefully) an artist’s redemption, all presented in a tight one hour package – and … Read more
[ Hip-Hop and The White House (now streaming on Hulu) is the first documentary from &360, an anthology series produced by Andscape, the rebranded identity of ESPN and Disney’s The Undefeated. Written and directed by Jesse Washington, the documentary traces the history of hip-hop as the art form celebrates its 50th anniversary, and specifically how … Read more
[ Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel (Netflix) is a BBC-produced documentary that originally appeared in 2022. Narrated by Lolly Adefope – aka noblewoman Katherine “Kitty” Higham on the original British version of Ghosts – and featuring appearances from filmmakers like Christopher Nolan, Steve McQueen, Ron Howard, Stephen Frears, Barry Levinson, and Gore Verbinski, Hollywood Rebel sketches … Read more
[ The Greatest Love Story Never Told (Prime Video) is a documentary film designed to accompany This Is Me…Now, the sorta film/sorta extended music video thing that itself is a companion piece to J-Lo’s album of the same name, her ninth. “I didn’t have to do this,” Lopez tells husband Ben Affleck in Greatest Love … Read more
[ Kids Are Growing Up (now streaming on Prime Video), named for one of the most personal songs on The Kid Laroi’s debut full-length The First Time, captures the young man born Charlton Howard in a stretch of time after his initial chart and media success – in the doc, he’s already bought a big … Read more
[ James Brown: Say It Loud is a new four-part docuseries for A&E about the unlikely rise, the resulting stardom he worked so hard for, and the lasting legacy of âThe Godfather of Soul,â âThe Hardest Working Man in Show Business,â âSoul Brother No. 1,â âMr. Dynamite.â A singer, dancer, musician, and consummate entertainer whose … Read more
[ Over three episodes, Kings From Queens: The RUN DMC Story (now streaming on Peacock) tracks the legendary hip-hop group From “Sucker M.C.’s (Krush-Groove 1)” in 1983 to “Down With The King” in 1993, and all of the triumph and tragedy in between. Directed by Kirk Fraser and featuring new interviews with Joseph “Run” Simmons … Read more
[ Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero (now streaming on Max, formerly known as HBO Max), named after the breakout “Old Town Road” star’s first full-length album and given name, finds the rapper, singer and social media provocateur in a contemplative place as he and his team launch his first headlining tour. Directed by Carlos … Read more
[ 62 years into their existence, the Rolling Stones are back in the charts. While the band is still led by childhood friends Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, it was actually the brainchild of guitarist Brian Jones, who died in 1969, a month after they fired him. Jones named the group (after a Muddy Waters … Read more
[ June (Paramount+), directed by Kristen Vaurio, features archival interviews with singer, songwriter, comedian, and all-around entertainer June Carter Cash and her third husband, Johnny Cash, testimonials from Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson, Kasey Musgraves, and Reese Witherspoon, who won an Oscar for her portrayal of June in Walk the Line – “The movie,” Witherspoon says, … Read more
