Early on in "The Makings of Curtis Mayfield," H.E.R., the 27-year-old R&B pop star who directed the film and appears in it as its interviewer and tour guide, offers a telling observation about her ...

The Makings of Curtis Mayfield’, which is premiering at SXSW, features interviews with Dr. Dre, Mary J. Blige and John Legend. By Mia Galuppo Film Writer In 2021, the musician H.E.R. won the ...

Blige — to capture the enduring legacy of Mayfield's music. By Lovia Gyarkye Arts & Culture Critic The Makings of Curtis Mayfield is a bit of a misleading title for the oblique documentary ...

For this week’s submission, I listened to another oldie; Curtis Mayfield’s “Curtis.” I’ve been going over a lot of debut albums, but I’m definitely not stopping here. After officially leaving the ...

Sixty years on from The Impressions’ pioneering debut album, Uncut salutes the gentle genius of CURTIS MAYFIELD. Friends, family and famous fans join us to celebrate the soul superstar’s ...

She attempts to rectify the problem with her directorial debut, “The Makings of Curtis Mayfield,” a documentary that sees her join an A-list roster of her musical idols to discuss Mayfield’s ...

Early on in “The Makings of Curtis Mayfield,” H.E.R., the 27-year-old R&B pop star who directed the film and appears in it as its interviewer and tour guide, offers a telling observation about ...

In a music doc landscape pocked with overwrought hagiographies, The Makings of Curtis Mayfield does distinguish itself. H.E.R. deploys Mayfield’s biography to bookend extended conversations ...

It's an exuberant documentary full of all-star conversations, framed around archival footage of an artist who remains an underappreciated giant. Early on in “The Makings of Curtis Mayfield,” H ...