'One Spoon of Chocolate' Review

RZA is one of music's all-time greats. But he occasionally directs as well. His fourth feature, One Spoon of Chocolate, stars Shameik Moore as an Iraq War veteran and ex-convict who visits his cousin in a small Ohio town, discovering some dastardly doings in the community. My review of this action-thriller is up at the Los Angeles Times. 

Wu-Tang Clan - "C.R.E.A.M."

Good lord, why has Wu-Tang Clan never been featured on Friday Video? That ends today.

'The Man With the Iron Fists' Review

It's a strange set of affairs when a movie starring Russell Crowe opens and just about nobody is talking about the fact that Russell Crowe is in it. And, yet, that's where we find ourselves with The Man With the Iron Fists, the feature directorial debut of RZA, the man behind Wu-Tang Clan. The movie is a loving, somewhat slapdash homage to old-school kung fu movies, and Crowe is actually pretty fun in it. As for the movie itself, well, it's just OK. My review is up at Screen International.