N.W.A film 'Straight Outta Compton' starts fast but runs out of gas
Alternately riveting and wearying, up-to-the-minute relevant as well as self-mythologizingly self-indulgent - as much of a heroic origins story as anything out of the Marvel factory - "Straight Outta Compton" ends up juggling more story lines and moods than it can handle.
L.A. Times - Entertainment — Alternately riveting and wearying, up-to-the-minute relevant as well as self-mythologizingly self-indulgent - as much of a heroic origins story as anything out of the Mar... more info
Stereogum — N.W.A. are in the air right now. The much-ballyhooed N.W.A. biopic Straight Outta Compton is premiering tomorrow, Dr. Dre just released his long-awaited new solo album, a... more info
L.A. Times - Entertainment — When N.W.A burst out of Compton in the late 1980s, the hip-hop group's powerful music and political message resonated with young fans around the world. The new movie abou... more info