Category: Movie Reviews

Jason Taylor (Laz Alonso), a rising star at Goldman Sachs’ Manhattan office, never introduced any of his friends or family members to his relatively refined fiancée, Sabrina Watson, (Paula Patton), the whole time they were dating. After all, her high-falutin’ parents (Angela Bassett and Brian Stokes Mitchell) have a mansion up on Martha’s Vineyard, so […]

When we first met Brian O’Conner (Paul Walker) a decade ago in The Fast and the Furious, the decorated police detective went rogue to help career criminal Dominic “Dom” Toretto (Vin Diesel) evade justice for masterminding a string of multimillion-dollar truck hijackings. Four sequels later, we find the pair up to their old tricks, although […]

Hold onto your wigs and fat suits, folks, because Tyler Perry is back in drag as America’s sassiest granny. But don’t make the mistake of attributing the Madea franchise’s enduring appeal to the loudmouthed hussy’s bodaciousness alone, since she’s as much beloved for her timely sermonizing as for all that trademark tomfoolery. While undeniably upping […]

WASHINGTON — Hollywood came to Howard University Hospital as film and television stars Lawrence Hilton Jacobs and Vernee’ Watson took over part of the hospital for an afternoon to film a new faith-based movie, Nocturnal Agony, the story of a young woman’s triumph over adversity. The movie tells the story of Patty, who overcomes a […]

Louis Cameron Gossett Jr. was born in Coney Island, Brooklyn on May 27, 1936, to Helen Rebecca Wray, a nurse, and Lou Sr., a Pullman porter. Lou’s stellar career started in 1953 while he was still in high school, when he landed a role in the Broadway production of Take a Giant Step. One of […]

It’s been said that there comes a critical moment in every African-American comedian’s career when he’s asked to put on a dress. Among those who’ve succumbed to that subtle pressure over the years are Flip Wilson (TV’s Geraldine), Jaime Foxx (TV’s Wanda), Marlon and Shawn Wayans (White Chicks), Eddie Murphy (Norbit and The Nutty Professor […]

Ten Best Black Feature Films 1. Just Wright 2. Why Did I Get Married Too? 3. Prince of Broadway 4. Brooklyn’s Finest 5. Lottery Ticket 6. For Colored Girls 7. Night Catches Us 8. Blood Done Sign My Name 9. Frankie and Alice 10. Takers Best Black Documentaries 1. We Need to Talk 2. Biracial, […]

Decades before Rosa Parks took a determined stance against racism and Black Americans across the nation participated in sit-ins and rallies demanding equality, Lena Baker lived in a world engulfed by hatred, despair and cruelty. Her story comes to life Jan. 4, 2011, in the feature-length docudrama, The Lena Baker Story, starring actress Tichina Arnold […]

If you want a chance to wax nostalgic about how just two years ago the country came together like on no other occasion since 9/11/01, you might like to check out 11/4/08, a documentary revisiting the events surrounding the historic election of President Barack Obama. Director Jeff Deutchman refers to his movie as a “participatory” […]