Nina on Netflix

Simone leads a chorus of music docs streaming online

"...to rock docs. Another “Netflix Original,” What Happened, Miss Simone?, has raised a field holler of hosannas for its..."

July 29, 2015 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Nina Simone, Bass Concert Hall, October 30

"...Nina SimoneBass Concert Hall, October 30 It was a remarkable..."

Nov. 3, 2000 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Postmarks

Gore vs. Bush vs. Nader vs. Ventura vs. Hernandez vs. Simone, approximately.

"...Raoul Hernandez's review of the Nina Simone concert couldn't have been worse if it had..."

Nov. 17, 2000 Column

Princess Noire: The Tumultuous Reign of Nina Simone

Musical activist as dictator? Close enough.

"...Princess Noire: The Tumultuous Reign of Nina Simoneby Nadine Cohodas Pantheon, 464 pp., $30..."

Dec. 4, 2009 Music Review by Audra Schroeder

Summer of Soul (... Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

A joyous historical document of the Harlem Cultural Festival

"...audience, devastatingly charming and not yet 20 years old. Nina Simone reads a controversial work by poet David Nelson,..."

July 2, 2021 Movie Review by Selome Hailu

Nina Simone

"...Nina SimoneTo Be Free: The Nina Simone Story (RCA/Legacy)..."

Dec. 12, 2008 Music Review by Chase Hoffberger

Postmarks

Post-election political rumblings , and Music Editor Raoul Hernandez takes it on the chin from Nina Simone fans.

"...Nina Simone is a raging force of musical ingenuity and..."

Nov. 10, 2000 Column

Nina Simone

Reissues

"...Nina Simone..."

Dec. 15, 2006 Music Review by Darcie Stevens

99 Luftballons (International Acts at SXSW Music)

South by Southwest by way of Sudan, Scotland, Colombia, and more

"...EP Something American. The London songwriter recorded stateside with Simone Felice as producer, recruited Larry Campbell to join in-studio,..."

March 16, 2018 Music Feature

Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat

Colonialism, the Cold War, and jazz collide in engrossing documentary

"...catalog – and jazz greats Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie, Nina Simone, and more were sent around the world as..."

Jan. 3, 2025 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Handling the Undead

The newly dead are mysteriously resurrected in this Oslo-based arthouse horror

"...with brutally tender moments like a slow dance to Nina Simone’s version of Jacques Brel’s “Ne Me Quitte Pas.”..."

June 7, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Perfect Days

A toilet cleaner in Tokyo quietly goes about his days in this stirring Oscar nominated picture

"...cycling through Velvet Underground, Otis Redding, Patti Smith, and Nina Simone, and devouring books by William Faulkner and Patricia..."

Feb. 16, 2024 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Waiting for Bojangles

Ham-fisted literary adaptation loses everything interesting about the book

"...endlessly spinning the the song referenced in the title (Nina Simone’s version in the novel; here, a similar-sounding rendition..."

Sept. 2, 2022 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Sundance Review: Summer of Soul (... Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

Questlove's joyous celebration of the Harlem Cultural Festival

"...audience, devastatingly charming and not yet 20 years old. Nina Simone reads a controversial work by poet David Nelson,..."

Feb. 14, 2021 Screens Post by Selome Hailu

Hunt for the Wilderpeople

Kiwi comedy offers a wealth of belly laughs

"...the music supervisor who thought to include both a Nina Simone song and Leonard Cohen, and making it work...."

July 15, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Krisha

This exceptionally well-done drama ushers in a striking new talent

"...wonderfully. The one deviation, a crackerjack montage involving a Nina Simone song and a dropped turkey, is a hint..."

March 25, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Straight Outta Compton

Picture about origins of rap group NWA shows off their snarly cool

"...other African-American sonic incendiaries such as Gil Scott-Heron and Nina Simone) speaks volumes about NWA’s sustained cultural relevance and..."

Aug. 14, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Beyond the Lights

A popular singer finds the courage to be herself with the help of a friendly cop.

"...instance, the introduction of young Noni (Jean-Jacques) belting out Nina Simone’s “Blackbird” with amazing verve at a school talent..."

Nov. 21, 2014 Movie Review by William Goss

20,000 Days on Earth

This documentary (for which Nick Cave receives a script credit), gets inside the artist's notoriously fussy creative process.

"...to the likes of Leonard Cohen and his much-admired Nina Simone, Cave remains, at 57, a quietly explosive presence..."

Oct. 3, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Stephen Marley Q&A

Reggae scion on hip-hop, Bob, and a new branch on the family tree

"...SM: I have a doo-wop song. You know Nina Simone? I have her sampled as well. There are..."

May 23, 2014 Music Post by Chase Hoffberger

SXSW Thursday Picks and Sleepers

"...bold, soulful singing remains strongly reminiscent of the great Nina Simone, odd coming from a guy who dresses like..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature

DVDnds

DVDnds

"...'65 (Naxos) Sonny RollinsLive in '65 & '68 (Naxos) Nina SimoneLive in '65 & '68 (Naxos)..."

Oct. 24, 2008 Music Review by Jay Trachtenberg

No Dominion

A partial roll call of people who died in 2003.

"...Johnny Cash, Nina Simone, Warren Zevon, Elliott Smith, Barry White, Benny Carter,..."

Dec. 26, 2003 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Illusions

"..."Four Women" is a film interpretation of the famous Nina Simone song. "Illusions" is an imaginative piece set during..."

April 20, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Diary of an African Nun

"...Four Women is a film interpretation of the famous Nina Simone song. Illusions is an imaginative piece set during..."

April 20, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Four Women

"...Four Women is a film interpretation of the famous Nina Simone song. Illusions is an imaginative piece set during..."

April 20, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Wallace and Gromit: The Best of Aardman Animation

"...comedy “Wat's Pig” and a superb music video for Nina Simone's classic tune “My Baby Just Cares For Me”..."

June 14, 1996 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Reissues

"...to the era's leaders and fighters with tracks from Nina Simone to Sly & the Family Stone. These two..."

July 28, 1995 Music Feature

Postmarks

It's a salmagundi of responses this issue, with bits regarding dolphin bacteria, word use, national politics, and Marc Savlov's cinematic taste (or lack thereof).

"...Miss Nina Messed Up..."

Dec. 1, 2000 Column

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Miss Nina Messed Up..."

Nov. 24, 2000 Column

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