“Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)” road tests a theory that its director, Ahmir Questlove Thompson, has had for a while, and that’s articulated in the Hulu documentary by Dream Hampton: ...

The Gist: It’s 1967, and Sylvester Stewart, better known as Sly Stone, has a message he’s saying with “Dance to the Music,” Sly and the Family Stone’s first hit on the pop charts: “All the squares go ...

The great rock-funk-soul band Sly and the Family Stone didn’t just make hits in the 1960s and ‘70s, they made “culture-changing hits,” in the words of no less a figure than record mogul Clive Davis.

Questlove tackles the phenomenon of Earth, Wind, and Fire and their complex leader, Maurice White, in his newest movie.

While screening the documentary “Sly Lives!,” producer Joseph Patel told Variety’s senior entertainment writer Angelique Jackson that the filmmakers were not sure if their subject, Sly Stone, would ...

To be a musical genius is also to be, in many ways, a captive of your own talent. There is much to be celebrated, and much to be cautious of, particularly if you come from a marginalized background.

How’s this for a hot 45? In 1969, Sly and the Family Stone released the song “Stand!” as an A-side. On the B-side: “I Want to Take You Higher.” A and B are considered two of the greatest rock songs ...

LOS ANGELES -- After winning an Academy Award for his 2021 documentary, "Summer of Soul," Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson returns to On The Red Carpet's Storytellers Spotlight to discuss his sophomore film ...

André Joseph is a movie features writer at Collider. Born and raised in New York City, he graduated from Emerson College with a Bachelor's Degree in Film. He freelances as an independent filmmaker, ...

Director Questlove and producer Joseph Patel tell IndieWire about creating a balance between music nerdom and the life of Sly Stone in their documentary. So “Sly Lives!” is a few different things at ...

Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson continues his welcome move into directing with the Hulu documentary Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius), a film that bursts with the beats, melodies, and virtuosic ...