One of the best albums to be released this year was Justin Timberlake’s 20/20 Experience. Since it hit shelves, rumors have been swirling that JT had recorded a second set of songs for a new album and today we get confirmation on the 20/20 EXPERIENCE PART 2 OF 2 along with a new single. “Take Back the Night” is the first single from his new album that is available for preorder but you can stream the song below!
This review was originally published at Awards Circuit during the Sundance Film Festival.
Every so often as a critic you get the opportunity to witness a film that’s so ingrained in your experience that it becomes difficult to even comprehend how you feel about the film. On one hand, Fruitvale Station is a rich, if slightly problematic, retelling of the day in the life of Oscar Grant, the Oakland man who was shot by police officers on New Year’s Day 2009. On the other is innate sense of personal relevance. I can still tell you exactly where I was sitting when I heard about him getting shot, the worry on my parent’s (and to speak the truth, all Black parents) faces that something like this could happen to me (their children), and the anger, not just African Americans, but most Bay Area residents felt when the officer who shot him was only sentenced to two years jail time. There’s no way to divorce those experiences from watching a film like this. However the movie doesn’t ask you to, it just wants you to be in the moment as it tells it’s story. For those reasons, Fruitvale Station is a feat of movie making, something that operates well within the medium and invites you to bring your emotions along for the ride.