Kam Williams
Kam Williams is a syndicated movie critic, who writes for NewsBlaze.com, and 100 publications around the country. Williams is a member of the New York Film Critics Online, the African-American Film Critics Association, and Rotten Tomatoes.
Kam Williams' Introduction to NewsBlaze
Kam Williams, Syndicated Entertainment Reviewer, Writes For NewsBlaze Daily News
Kam Williams started writing for NewsBlaze in early 2007. NewsBlaze issued a press release in March 2007 announcing that collaboration.
NewsBlaze was pleased to have the syndicated film and book critic writing for its news site.
With a lengthy resume that boasts celebrity interviews with people like Samuel L. Jackson and Queen Latifah, film and book reviews, op-eds and other assorted features, Williams' current film, DVD, and book critiques appear in the NewsBlaze "Movie Reviews" and "Book Reviews" sections. Interviews with celebrities and movers and shakers in the entertainment industry appear in the "Top Stories" and "Entertainment" sections.
"NewsBlaze readers love Kam's work," says NewsBlaze CEO Alan Gray. "He shares his insight with NewsBlaze visitors and strengthens the NewsBlaze experience."
NewsBlaze was pleased to have the syndicated film and book critic writing for its news site.
With a lengthy resume that boasts celebrity interviews with people like Samuel L. Jackson and Queen Latifah, film and book reviews, op-eds and other assorted features, Williams' current film, DVD, and book critiques appear in the NewsBlaze "Movie Reviews" and "Book Reviews" sections. Interviews with celebrities and movers and shakers in the entertainment industry appear in the "Top Stories" and "Entertainment" sections.
"NewsBlaze readers love Kam's work," says NewsBlaze CEO Alan Gray. "He shares his insight with NewsBlaze visitors and strengthens the NewsBlaze experience."
Kam Williams' Recent reviews
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- By Kam Williams Born Patrick Denard Douthit in Winston-Salem, NC on January 15, 1975, 9th Wonder is a Grammy Award-winning producer, DJ, college lecturer ...
Movies Reviewed by Kam Williams
Bee Movie (Widescreen Edition)
Amazon Price: $16.49 (as of 12/03/2009) 
The Simpsons Movie (Full Screen Edition)
Amazon Price: $15.99 (as of 12/03/2009)
The Proposal (Single Disc Widescreen)
Amazon Price: $14.99 (as of 12/03/2009)
Hannah Montana The Movie
Amazon Price: $13.99 (as of 12/03/2009)
Sex and the City - The Movie (Full Screen Edition)
Amazon Price: $11.49 (as of 12/03/2009)
Kam Williams Popular Movie Reviews
Kam Williams reviews that attracted attention recently.
- Terminator Salvation Film Review
- Kam wasn't impressed with this movie and gave it one star.
"When you decide to shoot a Terminator sequel sans Schwarzenegger (sorry, a cameo of Arnold's head atop a body double doesn't count), and with an entirely new cast, you might want to consider devoting some quality time to character development in order to give your audience a chance to become familiar with and, thus, reason to care about the protagonists. Otherwise you'll probably end up with a superficial, sci-fi saga like Terminator Salvation (T-4), a special effects indulgence in fight sequences, chase scenes, pyrotechnics and techno wizardry at the expense of emotional depth." - The Great Buck Howard Film Review
- Kam says "Malkovich Shines in Character Study of Kreskin-Like Mentalist"
Rated Excellent (4 stars)
Rated PG for suggestive language and a drug reference. - The Real Great Debaters DVD Review
- Williams says"A year ago, Denzel Washington directed and co-starred in The Great Debaters, a compelling, if fanciful docudrama which recounted how a debate team from an unheralded, Southern black college had traveled in 1935 from Texas to Cambridge, Massachusetts to defeat Harvard and win the national championship in a competition aired live, coast to coast, on national radio."
Excellent (4 stars)
Unrated - Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story Film Review
- World-renowned Dr. Ben Carson has long been considered by his colleagues as the best pediatric neurosurgeon around, so it's no surprise that he remains in such great demand. Besides being stationed at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore where he performs over 300 operations on children each year, the peripatetic physician also crisscrosses the entire planet to share his miraculous talents with less fortunate folks in developing countries who might not otherwise be able to afford his services.
Excellent (4 stars)
Rated: TV-PG - Zack and Miri Make a Porno Film Review
- Williams says "Not Much to Recommend about Raunchy Kevin Smith Sitcom"
Between its titillating theme and the omnipresence of current comedy rage Seth Rogen, Zack and Miri Make a Porno is all but assured of being a critic-proof hit with its targeted raging-hormones demographic. Nonetheless, this raunchy sitcom pales in comparison to a couple of other recently-released teensploits, namely, Sex Drive and Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist.
Fair (1 star)
Rated R for graphic nudity, pervasive profanity, ethnic slurs, explicit sexuality and crude humor.
Kam Williams Oscar Predictions
Each year, like most critics, Kam Williams takes a stab at guessing who will get the Oscars. He wins some, loses others.
- Kam Williams 2009 Oscar Predictions
- Best Picture
Will Win: Slumdog Millionaire
Slumdog is the prohibitive favorite. Benjamin Button has a puncher's chance of a surprise knockout, although Milk is actually the second best of the bunch.
Deserves to Win: Slumdog Millionaire
Overlooked: The Dark Knight, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, The Secret Life of Bees, Burn after Reading
Best Director
Will Win: Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire)
In a category ordinary coupled with Best Picture, Boyle is the obvious pick, unless the Academy opts to recognize Fincher (Benjamin Button) for his body of work.
Deserves to Win: Danny Boyle
Overlooked: Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight), Woody Allen (Vicky Cristina Barcelona), Gina Prince-Bythewood (The Secret Life of Bees), Joel and Ethan Coen (Burn after Reading) - Kam Williams Oscar Predictions 2008: The Envelope Please
- Best Picture
Will Win: No Country for Old Men
Deserves to Win: No Country for Old Men
Overlooked: The Darjeeling Limited, Superbad, Before the Devil Knows You're Dead, Gone Baby Gone.
Best Director
Will Win: Joel and Ethan Coen (No Country for Old Men)
Deserves to Win: Joel and Ethan Coen (No Country for Old Men)
Overlooked: Wes Anderson (The Darjeeling Limited), Ben Affleck (Gone Baby Gone), Mira Nair (The Namesake), Tyler Perry (Why Did I Get Married), Sidney Lumet (Before the Devil Knows You're Dead). - Kam Williams Oscar Predictions 2007
- Best Picture
Will Win: The Departed - (review)
Deserves to Win: The Queen - (review)
Snubbed: Dreamgirls, Thank You for Smoking, The Good Shepherd
Best Director
Will Win: Martin Scorcese (The Departed) - (review)
Deserves to Win: Stephen Frears (The Queen)
Snubbed: Bill Condon (Dreamgirls)
Kam Williams Book Reviews
Kam Williams also reviews books
- All about the Beat: Book Review
- I know that Mr. McWhorter's prior work has generally been dismissed by his detractors as the rants of an effete, out-of-touch, neo-con. I probably trashed a couple of his earlier books myself. However, this one is worth reading, if only for its highlighting a serious flaw in African-American culture which allows cadence to serve as a substitute for substance and critical thinking.
Why Hip-Hop Can't Save Black America
by John McWhorter
Gotham Books
Hardcover
192 pages - Accountable Book Review
- It is important to note that while Accountable does expect Obama to deliver, it very well concedes that to do so he will need the support of not only Congress, but also governors and other state officials, community leaders, faith-based organizations and ordinary citizens. And given the overwhelming anecdotal evidence of suffering shared in these pages, it is clear that the country is facing formidable challenges in the days ahead.
Accountable:
Making America as Good as Its Promise
by Tavis Smiley
with Stephanie Robinson
Atria Books
Hardcover
320 pages, illustrated - Marriage 101 Book Review
- In an entertaining and challenging fashion, the author lays out her eight-part plan, using the tale of Sleeping Beauty "as a parable for a divine marriage plan." Besides scriptures, the book is filled with plenty of helpful exercises likely to strengthen the foundation of Christian couples, provided both partners are motivated to enough to internalize these lofty spiritual ideals and put them into daily practice.
Marriage 101:
Building a Life Together by Faith
by Jewell R. Powell
Revell Books
Paperback
252 pages, illustrated
Books Reviewed by Kam Williams
All about the Beat: Why Hip-Hop Can't Save Black America
Amazon Price: $4.59 (as of 12/03/2009)
Accountable: Making America as Good as Its Promise
Amazon Price: $16.99 (as of 12/03/2009)
Marriage 101: Building a Life Together by Faith
Amazon Price: $11.89 (as of 12/03/2009)
Inheriting the Trade: A Northern Family Confronts Its Legacy as the Largest Slave-Trading Dynasty in U.S. History
Amazon Price: $16.47 (as of 12/03/2009)
Daughters of Men: Portraits of African-American Women and Their Fathers
Amazon Price: $13.59 (as of 12/03/2009)
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- mustangsally mustangsally Mar 23, 2009 @ 9:14 pm
- I don't watch the oscars but I certainly enjoyed reading Kam's predictions this year.
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