By Lyle Foster Unite Contributing Writer   Star Trek Beyond-We made it to the future…… I wanted to see this installment of the Star Trek franchise because the villain is a black man…..yes I said it…..I was just curious to see what a space villain that is an African-American would

By Lyle Foster Unite Contributing Writer Ok….I admit it…..I am a sucker for the slave era Civil War type story.  This period of our nation’s history was so volatile and for people of color such a difficult pivotal era.  The piece that almost floors me is that even still there

by Lyle Foster, Unite Contributing Writer I hope I don’t sound too philosophical but what is going on with super hero movies now?  Why can’t we have the good guys and the bad guys and we know who wins?  These last films leave the audience not sure if virtue wins

by Lyle Foster Barbershop :The Next Cut Well, you can talk about me later…….the part of this film that I liked the best was actually at the end when there were some shots about the hope for the city of Chicago and some clips were shared of several youth groups

By Lyle Foster Unite Contributing Writer Occassionally I admit that the throes of time are moving on by.  Why I remember when Batman and Robin and Superman was doing good and flying around the sky.  As I said I remember but some of you do too and super heroes were

By Lyle Foster Unite Contributing Writer Race……. I don’t want to sound nostalgic but sometimes we bemoan the state of things in our country today and I am one of the first to say there is a lot of improvement needed but there is a perspective to be gained from

By Lyle Foster Unite Contributing Writer No Movie Review this month…… In honor of Black History month I am not doing a movie review this month but simply commenting on the continuing controversy and criticism around the lack of diversity in the Academy Award nominations.  Apparently the 20 academy award

By Lyle Foster, Unite Contributing Writer The holiday season is always rich in movie opportunities and this year is no exception. One of the great things about this time of year is that there are a variety of choices so regardless of your movie style there should be something for

By Lyle Foster, Unite Contributing Writer The battle at the box office goes in full mode for the Christmas season.  There is enough for everyone of all tastes and while there is the ultimate blockbuster on tap for the middle of the month there are plenty of others that won’t