Author: Kevin Bourne

Zac asks for a DNA test and Gary is spiraling out of control. Here’s our recap of Tyler Perry’s Sistas Season 7 Episode 5. Some may disagree, but as the season evolves, the writing is actually pretty good. The first few episodes were iffy with the time jump, but they recovered. Tensions are rising as Gary spirals out of control. As the scenes for next episode show, all relationships will be tested (even Zatima) and the seeds are sown during this episode. Overall, episode five was another good episode so let’s take a look at what went down this week. Zac…

Gary is hiding more secrets and Andi and Sabrina seek promotions. Here’s our recap of Tyler Perry’s Sistas Season 7 Episode 4. Tyler Perry’s Sistas returns with a great episode as the heat around Gary increases, Andi and Hayden go head-to-head, and the ladies navigate their new relationships. Maurice also makes his return this episode, although that’s not necessarily a good thing. His character lacks direction, but hopefully he rebounds soon. Now, let’s take a look at what went down this week. Tragedy at the law firm The opens with Mr. Leland’s body being wheeled off in a stretcher after…

The film industry descended on the Carib 5 Theatre in Kingston, Jamaica for the premiere of Bob Marley: One Love. Some of Jamaica’s finest were in attendance last night for the premiere of Bob Marley: One Love. Hosted by Jamaican media personality and lecturer, Fae Ellington, at the Carib 5 Theatre in Kingston, Jamaica, the night featured a screening, live musical performances, and even some dominoes. In attendance were the film’s stars, including Kingsley Ben-Adir, James Norton, and Alexx “A-Game” Gallimore, director Reinaldo Marcus Green, producers Robert Teitel, Jeremy Kleiner, Ziggy Marley, and Rita Marley, executive producer Orly Marley, Paramount…

In his Tyler Perry documentary review, Kevin Bourne says Maxine’s Baby: The Tyler Perry Story is inspirational fuel for people with a dream. From down and out creative to the most successful African American filmmaker of all time. Maxine’s Baby: The Tyler Perry Story tells the real life, rags to riches story of how Tyler Perry reinvented himself after a childhood full of physical and sexual abuse and a career as a struggling playwright, to rise to the top of the entertainment industry. the film bucks the recent trend of celebrity docuseries, drawn out over a number of episodes, to provide…

Karen celebrates her salon opening and Gary is under investigation. Here’s our recap of Tyler Perry’s Sistas Season 7 Episode 3. With Maurice not on this episode, Karen finally opening her salon, and the FBI investigating Gary, you’d think this episode would be a great one. Still, it felt a bit mid; not a great episode, but not bad either. The storylines were well thought out, but something was missing. Perhaps more time is needed to get used to the time jump and the new writers, and to connect with the new characters after losing characters we grew to love.…

Sabrina thinks about her future and Maurice gets a new job. Here’s our recap of Tyler Perry’s Sistas Season 7 Episode 2. With the season seven premiere in the rearview mirror, we take a look at episode two. With the time jump three months into future and a new writing team, Sistas almost feels like a completely different show. It could just be me, but it also seems more sexual, especially during this episode where the woman are the horny ones, being direct about what they want. The new writing style and feel of the show is going to take…

Andi and Gary clash again as new romances bloom. Here’s our recap of Tyler Perry’s Sistas Season 7 Episode 1, aka season seven premiere. After wrapping up season six in late December, season seven of Tyler Perry’s Sistas is already back and fans are in an uproar. It looks like Trinity Whiteside (Preston) and Anthony Dalton (Calvin) may have been written off the show, while Branden Wellington (Tony) is now a series regular and the character of Jordan has been recast (Personally, I’m not feeling the Jordan). The show also has a different feel now that there’s a new writing…

In his The Color Purple review, Kevin Bourne calls the film “a barrier-breaking ode to the strength of Black women everywhere”. For a number of years, Christmas Day has been the release date for some of the biggest films of the year. One of the movies that was released this Christmas day was The Color Purple. Starring an all-star ensemble cast, including Fantasia Barrino, Taraji P. Henson, Danielle Brooks, Halle Bailey, and Colman Domingo, The Color Purple is a coming-of-age period drama about the struggles of African-American women in the South in the early 1900s. It follows the main character,…

Andi, Penelope and Fatima team up to get answers from Gary. Here’s our recap of Tyler Perry’s Sistas Season 6 Episode 22. Preston and Danni move on The season six finale opens with Danni seeing a picture of Preston getting married and she’s clearly upset. He blocked her and said she’s out of his life. Sabrina reminds Danni that she likes Preston and doesn’t want to see her ruin a good thing. Later at Maurice’s house, Sabrina calls Danni and invites herself over to Danni’s house knowing that she’s hurting. She wants to make her and Danni’s dates with Rich…

Danni and Preston move on and Zatima get some bad news. Here’s our recap of Tyler Perry’s Sistas Season 6 Episode 21. Hayden learns the truth, kinda Continuing from last episode, Hayden is upset at Gary for vetting Tamara behind his back after he said he wanted to do it himself. He then accuses Gary of enjoying ruining his relationship with Tamara because of what happened with him and Andi. Not seeing any lies there. Hayden goes inside the house to press Tamara who denies knowing Fatima. Despite what happened outside, he believes Gary and tries to get her to…

Through his vocals, writing and flows, Toronto artist Jvden shows star potential on his new project TOXIC TAPE 2 says SHIFTER’s Kevin Bourne. Toronto singer-songwriter, JVDEN, is one of the city’s best kept musical secret. Hailing from Scarborough to be exact, JVDEN has been a part of writing camps for major artists in the United States while finely crafting his sound ahead of his major label debut in 2024. He’s a bit of an anomaly in today’s music industry where artists appear to be rushed instead of being allowed to spend time developing their sound. While we wait for the…

Things finally come to a head between Danni and Preston. Here’s our recap of Tyler Perry’s Sistas Season 6 Episode 20. Preston and Danni talk The episode opens with Preston asking Danni where she was the night before. He’s upset because he was waiting for her to come home from work so they could talk. Unfortunately, Danni doesn’t want to talk and decides to go to bed. In the morning, Preston wonders whether Danni is ready to commit and whether she only got back together with him because she was attacked. She’s sarcastic and can’t give him a straight answer. After…