It’s tempting to compare the Jamaican crime drama “Shottas” to the 1972 Jimmy Cliff classic, “The Harder They Come,” especially considering the music stars in it (including Bob Marley’s son, Kymani, ...
The residents of Buenaventura hide after nightfall as a deadly war between rival gangs brings terror to their doorstep - Copyright AFP Joaquin SARMIENTO The residents ...
Kicking around the festival circuit since its 2002 completion, Cess Silvera’s ganja gangsta dud follows a couple of shottas (Jamaican gangsters, for those of you who aren’t shottas) as they blast, ...
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Aiming for the mythical rise-and-destruction territory of crime films like "Scarface," writer-director Cess Silvera delivers an empty, bullet-riddled exploitation ...
In our series ‘The Films That Made Us’, we take a look back at the films that have shaped British music over the last three decades. In this third edition, we talk to pioneering grime producer/DJ Sir ...