Little follows the premise that traits you had as a child follow you into adulthood. I don’t know exactly why the filmmakers (writers/director Tina Gordon and Tracy Oliver) came to the conclusion that we needed a black version of Freaky Friday, because, as said in the trailer, “We don’t have time for that.” Yet, here we are with another […]
It’s inevitable that upcoming Oscar contender If Beale Street Could Talk will be compared with the more commercial The Hate U Give. Both films adapted from novels about racism as seen through the eyes of young black women and their close-knit families. Oscar winner Barry Jenkins (Moonlight, which is superior to both films) adaptation of ‘Beale Street’ is
Director Malcolm D. Lee continues his collaborations with lucky charm Regina Hall following Barbershop: The Next Cut and The Best Man Holiday. Girls Trip might look like the black version of Rough Night (last month’s raunchy female road trip), but this film has substance, however minor, between all the raunchy jokes. It got two laughs
Malcom D. Lee, director of The Best Man series and sequels, revives the Barbershop franchise with an important update. It’s been 12 years since these characters were on the big screen. Yet with a new purpose, Mark Brown’s original characters previously concerned with relationships, financial issues and community, discuss current events; including racially motivated shootings,