Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson’s evolution from musician and DJ to podcaster and award-winning filmmaker has been remarkable. His ...
In a fascinating new documentary on Hulu, Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson turns the enduring myth of Sly Stone into a very human ...
His extraordinary musical gifts were apparent early on. After a teaser opening that poses one of the film’s central questions ...
The new documentary “Sly Lives, aka the Burden of Black Genius,” which focuses on the life and career of the brilliant but ...
Questlove’s follow-up to "Summer of Soul" is a darker film that explores the question through the famous frontman of Sly & ...
Questlove's second documentary, SLY LIVES!, is a bit formulaic, but the love for Sly and the Family Stone's music elevates ...
For decades, Sly had been one of music’s great cautionary tales. In the late 1960s and early ’70s, Sly and his band, the ...
But Questlove unexpectedly leans heavier on his title’s parenthetical addendum in order to illuminate some deeper truths about the challenges of stardom (especially for Black artists) that may have ...
Questlove’s new documentary aims to dissect the forward-looking brilliance of Sly Stone and his band, but mostly it traces ...
Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson Elvis at last month’s Sundance Film Festival to share what Black genius means to him… and to tease ...
"His eyes reveal a precociousness and a lucidity that's there, but his motor function doesn't exist," Joseph Patel said of ...
Like its predecessor, the Oscar and Grammy-winning “Summer of Soul” — which was also directed by the Roots’ Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson and produced by Joseph Patel — “Sly Lives ...