Homecoming

Despite some warm and sympathetic performances and lovely cinematography, there is something weirdly glib in director and co-writer Catherine Corsini’s new film in which a summer of drama gives us supposedly tragic personal discoveries uneasily coexisting with some almost photo love-style holiday romance.Khedidja (Aïssatou Diallo Sagna) is a black woman in her 40s living in Paris with her two teen daughters – promising student Jess (Suzy Bemba) and tearaway Farah (Esther Gohourou) – and working as a nanny for a wealthy…

Live action Spider-Man is finally coming to Disney+Image: SonySpider-Man: No Way Home made all of the previous Spider-Man live-action films canon to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and now those movies are finally starting to join the rest of the MCU on Disney+. io9 Interview: Oscar Isaac Was 'All In' on Moon KnightOn April 21, Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man trilogy will debut on Disney’s streaming service. That’s 2002's Spider-Man, 2004's Spider-Man 2, and 2007's Spider-Man 3, all starring Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst. They’ll…

On Apr 11, Nav will be performing at Scotiabank Arena for the first time to close out his Never Sleep tour. To celebrate his homecoming, the Toronto rapper will be livestreaming the concert on Twitch.The tour features Bryson Tiller, SoFaygo, and Realestk as opening acts. The livestream will cover Nav’s portion of the night, which begins at 10 p.m. EST.The XO rapper announced the livestream over the weekend with an Instagram, though he didn’t share any more details on what to expect from this special hometown appearance. …

A Cappella Group Penn Masala Is Coming To India And The Members Are Elated For Their Homecoming Tour (Photo Credit – Instagram ) Penn Masala, World’s first South Asian Acappella group is set for a homecoming during the summers as it will serve a fusion of Western pop and Desi melodies during their India tour. The tour will travel to six cities in India including Mumbai, Delhi, Pune, Hyderabad, Bengaluru and Goa from May 19 through May 29, 2023. Penn Masala, which is the South Asian a capella group of the University…

Images via Marvel Studios Do you know what’s great about the Marvel Cinematic Universe? It’s that even the side characters are also remembered. It’s not people like Trevor Slattery who have prominent speaking roles. Even the minor ones, the ones who are usually in the background and have one or two speaking lines, would also be remembered by keen Marvel viewers. And seeing them scattered throughout the MCU makes them more interesting than the main heroes themselves. Recently, Reddit user u/In-The-Zone-69…

Felice (Pierfrancesco Favino) was a teenager when he left his home city of Naples. Now, 40 years later, with a wife and a business in Cairo, he finally returns, in this meandering but richly detailed drama. What draws him back initially is his frail elderly mother. But the city has a way of sinking its hooks again into an errant son. Director Mario Martone switches aspect ratios and film stock for flashbacks to capture the nostalgic allure of Felice’s memories. Gradually the city, together with the community that welcomes…

Paramount+ has reportedly joined the trend of streaming platforms removing original shows to cut costs. The Real World: Homecoming, which reunites casts of the original 1990s MTV reality series, got the boot along with six other shows. Jordan Peele’s The Twilight Zone reboot, which ran from 2019 to 2020, was also a casualty. In addition, the streamer axed true-crime drama Interrogation, the animated series The Harper House, the comedy No Activity, the crime drama Coyote and the dark comedy Guilty Party. Parent company…

A homecoming show in Alexandra Palace’s great hall arrives as a cap on an extraordinary couple of years for west London rapper Central Cee. Riding UK drill’s foray into the echelons of pop, he’s staked a solid claim as the first genuinely global UK rap star of his generation. He has the chart placements (seven Top 20 hits) and the streaming stats (20 million listeners a month on Spotify), but does he have the catalogue and the charisma needed to carry a room like Ally Pally? On this chilly November night, the fruity tang…

21 Savage not only blessed fans in Atlanta with a memorable performance of his own on Wednesday, but he also surprised attendees with a special (and previously unannounced) appearance by Drake.The show in question was sponsored by Pandora and took place at Forbes Arena amid Morehouse and Spelman Homecoming 2022 festivities. Serving as host was Fly Guy DC, who slyly teased that fans should expect a surprise when sharing the show’s official flyer earlier this month.Subsequently shared footage from the event shows the level…

The importance of cross-culture exchanges, especially across the African diaspora, can never be overstated. As our tastes become more decentralised, and sounds from all over the world take their turns at shaping what pops off globally, any time artists from different cities, countries and even continents link up and share ideas is always going to yield exciting results. And that’s why projects like #ALLCONNECT—the London, Atlanta, Lagos festival and cultural hub—are so incredibly vital.“We first worked with Jameson in…