Queen of Funk, Betty Davis passed away on February 9, 2022. That is when I first learned who she was. Her ex-husband, musician Miles Davis accused her of having an affair with rocker, Jimi Hendrix during their marriage. I'm going to sort through the autobiographies and biography to draw my own conclusion.  

For more info on the books I mention in this video, click the link below:

https://bookshop.org/a/83281/9780062931061

https://bookshop.org/a/83281/9781451643183

https://bookshop.org/a/83281/9781324091073

In this episode, I talk about the TV series, Evil, The Screwtape Letters, and Sign Here, the debut novel by Claudia Lux. 

For more info about Sign Here, click the link below: 

https://bookshop.org/a/83281/9780593545768

In this episode, I talk about actress Cicely Tyson and some of the films she made during the Blaxploitation era. The filma mentioned are: Sounder (1972), The River Niger (1976), and A Hero Ain't Nothin' But A Sandwich (1977). 

For more info about her autobiography, click the link below:

https://bookshop.org/a/83281/9780062931061

In this episode, I review the film, You People (2023), streaming on Netflix. This film stars Eddie Murphy, Jonah Hill, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and Lauren London; it is directed by Kenya Barris.

In this episode, I question the need for celebrity memoirs and biographies in the social media era. I also review actress, Geena Davis memoir, Dying Of Politeness.

For more info on the book, click the link below:

https://bookshop.org/a/83281/9780063119130

In this episode, I talk about some popular and classic investigative, journalism films and compare them to the recent addition to the genre: She Said. I also speculate on why She Said bombed at the box office in 2022.

Here is a link for more info about the book, She Said:

https://bookshop.org/a/83281/9780525560364

In this episode, I talk about the four essential people entangled in this murderous square that is, Dead To Me. 

In this episode, I review The Missing Crypto Queen by Jamie Bartlett. 

For more info about this nonfiction book, click the link below:

https://bookshop.org/a/83281/9780306829161

In this episode, I read and review Bethenny Frankel's book recommendations and judge the housewife's reading taste.

For more info on the books, here is a link to the interview:

Bethenny Frankel’s favorite recent reads (amazon.com)

In this video, I review the new film release, Ticket To Paradise, starring Julia Roberts and George Clooney.